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Evolution of the funerary landscape and mortuary practices in the Hajar foothills during the Early Bronze Age: the case of the Bisya region (Sultanate of Oman)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Aug 3, 2023
Sounding 18. The platform on the Rijm al-Burj. In G. Charloux & R. Loreto (Éds.), Dûma 5. The 2014-2015 Report of the Saudi–Italian–French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2021
Survey and excavation at the Sebkhat adh-Dhabtiyah (SAD) necropolis, 2021. Preliminary report, (in collaboration with C. Gallinand, I. al-Mshabi, H. Hamdoon, I. Mahroun, and M. al-Qarni), (12 p.)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2021
From the Oasis to the Great Desert settlement dynamics in the Hajjar Foothills (Oman) .Case Study: The Bisya OasisPreliminary report on the January 2022 campaign at Bisya
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2022
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Jul 1, 2020
Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project a... more Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project at Abu Saiba, a major necropolis from the Tylos archaeological period of the island . The site appears as the typical, roughly circular, low mound generally constituting a Tylos cemetery, with a diameter of c.70 m and a height of c.4-5 m. Fifty built graves have already been identified and eighteen were excavated by a team including a bio-archaeologist. The presence, above several of them, of a sandy mound covered with flat stones -a traditional marker of high status -shows the importance of the community buried there. The organization of the cemetery as well as the architecture of the tombs are discussed here, and special attention is paid to the burial rituals. Looting in antiquity was extensive but not systematic, and the few grave-goods recovered (glazed vessels, daily life items, jewellery, and adornments) indicate a main occupation covering the end of the first century BC and the first century AD. The identification of recurring Bronze Age pottery between the graves is puzzling and could indicate the existence, at a lower level, of an earlier cemetery from the early Dilmun phase.
Preliminary report on the 2017-18 season of French Archaeological Expedition to Shiyā, Sultanate of Oman, (30 p.)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2018
Rescue Excavations in Sector D of Al-Suneimiyat". In G. Charloux & R. Loreto (Éds.), Dûma 5. The 2014-2015 Report of the Saudi–Italian–French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2021
Technology Transfer or Local Invention a Water Collecting System in the Northern Arabian Desert
APDCA, 2018
Water management is essential for survival in marginal environments such as the North Arabian des... more Water management is essential for survival in marginal environments such as the North Arabian desert. The present study examines strategies of water management near Dûmat al-Jandal, a major oasis at the edge of the Nafud. Through a synthesis of architectural, ceramic and geological data sets, we attempt to reconstruct the purpose and function of a water collecting system recently discovered in the desert margin of the oasis. We then compare this system with those found in other Arabian oases to understand the origins and influences on the present system. We conclude that the closest comparable strategies of water management can be found in Northwestern Arabia, where Nabataean systems blended with local strategies. Les aménagements hydrauliques sont essentiels à la survie dans un environnement marginal désertique comme l’Arabie du Nord. Le but de cet article est d’étudier la gestion de l’eau en marge de l’oasis historique de Dûmat al-Jandal, située au nord du Nafûd. Nous nous proposons de reconstituer la fonction d’un système hydraulique de collecte d’eau de pluie récemment découvert, à travers une synthèse architecturale, un court examen de la céramique et en interrogeant les données géologiques du site. Nous comparons également ce système de collecte avec ceux développés dans d’autres oasis d’Arabie afin de comprendre ses origines et ses influences. Il est ainsi possible de conclure que les stratégies hydrauliques les plus proches du système hydraulique à l’étude se trouvent en Arabie du Nord-Ouest, où les Nabatéens surent intégrer des stratégies locales.
Munoz et Al 2020 Marking the Sacral Landscape of a North Arabian Oasis a Sixth Millennium BC Monumental Stone Platform and Surrounding Burials
Antiquity, 2020
Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In n... more Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In northern Arabia, however, such structures have received less attention. This article presents the results of investigations of a 35m-long stone platform, first constructed in the mid sixth millennium BC, overlooking the oasis of Dûmat al-Jandal in northern Saudi Arabia. Excavation of the platform has yielded bioarchaeological and cultural remains, along with evidence for several phases of construction and intermittent use down to the first millennium BC. Analysis of the platform and nearby tombs highlights the persistent funerary and ritual use of this area over millennia, illuminating nomadic pastoralist lifeways in prehistoric Arabia.
Between orientalism and Persomania : The presentation of the Iranian collections at the Louvre
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020) Les fouilles françaises de Abu Saiba (Mont 1). Données nouvelles sur la phase Tylos de Bahreïn (c.200 BC-AD 300)
Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project a... more Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project at Abu Saiba, a major necropolis from the Tylos archaeological period of the island (c.200 BC-AD 300). The site appears as the typical, roughly circular, low mound generally constituting a Tylos cemetery, with a diameter of c.70 m and a height of c.4-5 m. Fifty built graves have already been identified and eighteen were excavated by a team including a bio-archaeologist. The presence, above several of them, of a sandy mound covered with flat stones-a traditional marker of high status-shows the importance of the community buried there. The organization of the cemetery as well as the architecture of the tombs are discussed here, and special attention is paid to the burial rituals. Looting in antiquity was extensive but not systematic, and the few grave-goods recovered (glazed vessels, daily life items, jewellery, and adornments) indicate a main occupation covering the end of the first centur...
Marking the sacral landscape of a north Arabian oasis: a sixth-millennium BC monumental stone platform and surrounding burials
Antiquity
Nabataean or not? The ancient necropolis of Dumat. First stage: a reassessment of al-Dayel's excavations
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 2014
Antiquity, 2020
Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In n... more Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In northern Arabia, however, such structures have received less attention. This article presents the results of investigations of a 35m-long stone platform, first constructed in the mid sixth millennium BC, overlooking the oasis of Dûmat al-Jandal in northern Saudi Arabia.
Excavation of the platform has yielded bioarchaeological and cultural remains, along with evidence for several phases of construction and intermittent use down to the first millennium BC. Analysis of the platform and nearby tombs highlights the persistent funerary and ritual use of this area over millennia, illuminating nomadic pastoralist lifeways in prehistoric Arabia.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Oct 30, 2014
Two reports on excavations carried out in 1985–1986 by archaeologist Khaled Abdulaziz al-Dayel an... more Two reports on excavations carried out in 1985–1986 by archaeologist Khaled Abdulaziz al-Dayel and published in the journal Atlal (1988, 1986) have revealed the existence of ‘Hellenistic tombs’ in the Dumat al-Jandal oasis (ancient Adummatu/Dumat/Dumata) in northern Saudi Arabia. Although attributed more precisely to the Nabataeans by Khalil al-Muaikel (1994), these tombs nevertheless appear not to have interested specialists of this historical period in the least. Moreover, a re-examination of the architectural data and of the grave-goods indicates the difficulty of establishing a link between the unearthed remains and a purely ‘Nabataean’ cultural sphere (i.e. of the Petra type). This study therefore attempts to reassess published archaeological data, formulate questions on the Nabataean presence in the oasis, and also to demonstrate the relations connecting Dumat to the great Levantine and Mesopotamian cultural spheres between the first century BC and the second century AD.
Evolution of the funerary landscape and mortuary practices in the Hajar foothills during the Early Bronze Age: the case of the Bisya region (Sultanate of Oman)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Aug 3, 2023
Sounding 18. The platform on the Rijm al-Burj. In G. Charloux & R. Loreto (Éds.), Dûma 5. The 2014-2015 Report of the Saudi–Italian–French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2021
Survey and excavation at the Sebkhat adh-Dhabtiyah (SAD) necropolis, 2021. Preliminary report, (in collaboration with C. Gallinand, I. al-Mshabi, H. Hamdoon, I. Mahroun, and M. al-Qarni), (12 p.)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2021
From the Oasis to the Great Desert settlement dynamics in the Hajjar Foothills (Oman) .Case Study: The Bisya OasisPreliminary report on the January 2022 campaign at Bisya
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2022
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, Jul 1, 2020
Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project a... more Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project at Abu Saiba, a major necropolis from the Tylos archaeological period of the island . The site appears as the typical, roughly circular, low mound generally constituting a Tylos cemetery, with a diameter of c.70 m and a height of c.4-5 m. Fifty built graves have already been identified and eighteen were excavated by a team including a bio-archaeologist. The presence, above several of them, of a sandy mound covered with flat stones -a traditional marker of high status -shows the importance of the community buried there. The organization of the cemetery as well as the architecture of the tombs are discussed here, and special attention is paid to the burial rituals. Looting in antiquity was extensive but not systematic, and the few grave-goods recovered (glazed vessels, daily life items, jewellery, and adornments) indicate a main occupation covering the end of the first century BC and the first century AD. The identification of recurring Bronze Age pottery between the graves is puzzling and could indicate the existence, at a lower level, of an earlier cemetery from the early Dilmun phase.
Preliminary report on the 2017-18 season of French Archaeological Expedition to Shiyā, Sultanate of Oman, (30 p.)
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2018
Rescue Excavations in Sector D of Al-Suneimiyat". In G. Charloux & R. Loreto (Éds.), Dûma 5. The 2014-2015 Report of the Saudi–Italian–French Archaeological Project at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia
Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe - HAL - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2021
Technology Transfer or Local Invention a Water Collecting System in the Northern Arabian Desert
APDCA, 2018
Water management is essential for survival in marginal environments such as the North Arabian des... more Water management is essential for survival in marginal environments such as the North Arabian desert. The present study examines strategies of water management near Dûmat al-Jandal, a major oasis at the edge of the Nafud. Through a synthesis of architectural, ceramic and geological data sets, we attempt to reconstruct the purpose and function of a water collecting system recently discovered in the desert margin of the oasis. We then compare this system with those found in other Arabian oases to understand the origins and influences on the present system. We conclude that the closest comparable strategies of water management can be found in Northwestern Arabia, where Nabataean systems blended with local strategies. Les aménagements hydrauliques sont essentiels à la survie dans un environnement marginal désertique comme l’Arabie du Nord. Le but de cet article est d’étudier la gestion de l’eau en marge de l’oasis historique de Dûmat al-Jandal, située au nord du Nafûd. Nous nous proposons de reconstituer la fonction d’un système hydraulique de collecte d’eau de pluie récemment découvert, à travers une synthèse architecturale, un court examen de la céramique et en interrogeant les données géologiques du site. Nous comparons également ce système de collecte avec ceux développés dans d’autres oasis d’Arabie afin de comprendre ses origines et ses influences. Il est ainsi possible de conclure que les stratégies hydrauliques les plus proches du système hydraulique à l’étude se trouvent en Arabie du Nord-Ouest, où les Nabatéens surent intégrer des stratégies locales.
Munoz et Al 2020 Marking the Sacral Landscape of a North Arabian Oasis a Sixth Millennium BC Monumental Stone Platform and Surrounding Burials
Antiquity, 2020
Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In n... more Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In northern Arabia, however, such structures have received less attention. This article presents the results of investigations of a 35m-long stone platform, first constructed in the mid sixth millennium BC, overlooking the oasis of Dûmat al-Jandal in northern Saudi Arabia. Excavation of the platform has yielded bioarchaeological and cultural remains, along with evidence for several phases of construction and intermittent use down to the first millennium BC. Analysis of the platform and nearby tombs highlights the persistent funerary and ritual use of this area over millennia, illuminating nomadic pastoralist lifeways in prehistoric Arabia.
Between orientalism and Persomania : The presentation of the Iranian collections at the Louvre
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 50 (2020) Les fouilles françaises de Abu Saiba (Mont 1). Données nouvelles sur la phase Tylos de Bahreïn (c.200 BC-AD 300)
Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project a... more Since 2017, the French Archaeological Mission in Bahrain has been engaged in a research project at Abu Saiba, a major necropolis from the Tylos archaeological period of the island (c.200 BC-AD 300). The site appears as the typical, roughly circular, low mound generally constituting a Tylos cemetery, with a diameter of c.70 m and a height of c.4-5 m. Fifty built graves have already been identified and eighteen were excavated by a team including a bio-archaeologist. The presence, above several of them, of a sandy mound covered with flat stones-a traditional marker of high status-shows the importance of the community buried there. The organization of the cemetery as well as the architecture of the tombs are discussed here, and special attention is paid to the burial rituals. Looting in antiquity was extensive but not systematic, and the few grave-goods recovered (glazed vessels, daily life items, jewellery, and adornments) indicate a main occupation covering the end of the first centur...
Marking the sacral landscape of a north Arabian oasis: a sixth-millennium BC monumental stone platform and surrounding burials
Antiquity
Nabataean or not? The ancient necropolis of Dumat. First stage: a reassessment of al-Dayel's excavations
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 2014
Antiquity, 2020
Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In n... more Prehistoric stone structures are prominent and well studied in the Levantine desert margins. In northern Arabia, however, such structures have received less attention. This article presents the results of investigations of a 35m-long stone platform, first constructed in the mid sixth millennium BC, overlooking the oasis of Dûmat al-Jandal in northern Saudi Arabia.
Excavation of the platform has yielded bioarchaeological and cultural remains, along with evidence for several phases of construction and intermittent use down to the first millennium BC. Analysis of the platform and nearby tombs highlights the persistent funerary and ritual use of this area over millennia, illuminating nomadic pastoralist lifeways in prehistoric Arabia.
Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, Oct 30, 2014
Two reports on excavations carried out in 1985–1986 by archaeologist Khaled Abdulaziz al-Dayel an... more Two reports on excavations carried out in 1985–1986 by archaeologist Khaled Abdulaziz al-Dayel and published in the journal Atlal (1988, 1986) have revealed the existence of ‘Hellenistic tombs’ in the Dumat al-Jandal oasis (ancient Adummatu/Dumat/Dumata) in northern Saudi Arabia. Although attributed more precisely to the Nabataeans by Khalil al-Muaikel (1994), these tombs nevertheless appear not to have interested specialists of this historical period in the least. Moreover, a re-examination of the architectural data and of the grave-goods indicates the difficulty of establishing a link between the unearthed remains and a purely ‘Nabataean’ cultural sphere (i.e. of the Petra type). This study therefore attempts to reassess published archaeological data, formulate questions on the Nabataean presence in the oasis, and also to demonstrate the relations connecting Dumat to the great Levantine and Mesopotamian cultural spheres between the first century BC and the second century AD.