Al-Khawdh (archaeological site), Oman

Coordinates: 25°35′30″N 58°10′46″E / 25.59167°N 58.17944°E / 25.59167; 58.17944
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25°35′30″N 58°10′46″E / 25.59167°N 58.17944°E / 25.59167; 58.17944

This hut tomb dates to the Early Iron Age in south-eastern Arabia

Al-Khawdh (الخوض) (25°35'N; 58°10'E, altitude 40–50 m) contains several archaeological sites and lies in the Muscat Governorate, Oman where Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age sites have been under study in recent years.[1]

Major finds include a large cemetery of the Early Iron Age i.e. the Lizq-Rumaylah period.[2] and a hoard of over 300 implements made of copper alloy [3] The above-mentioned cemetery lies 2500 m south-east of the hoard site.

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • Paul Yule, Cross-roads – Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern Arabia, Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, vol. 30, Wiesbaden, 2014, ISBN 978-3-447-10127-1; E-Book: ISBN 978-3-447-19287-3.

References[edit]

  1. ^ MERSHEN, BIRGIT (2002). "'Let the water run back'. Archaeological and ethnohistorical observations from Wādī Fanjah / Wādī al-Khod, Oman: the case of a failed 18th/19th century agro-economic enterprise". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 32: 99–116. ISSN 0308-8421. JSTOR 41223727.
  2. ^ Yule, Paul; Gaudiello, Miechela (2020). "Photogrammetric recording of an Early Iron Age hut tomb in central Oman". Kermes: Arte e Tecnica del Restauro. 30 (107): 50–54. doi:10.11588/propylaeumdok.00004610. S2CID 210261670.
  3. ^ Yule, P., al-Jahwari, N., Douglas, Kh., Pracejus, B. The Iron Age metallic finds from the SQU campus in al-Ḫawḍ: a find notice, for the conference: 'Virtual work-in-progress on Iron Age metallurgy in south-eastern Arabia, 29.07.2020.