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Tayma, Saudi-Arabien: Bauforschung am Qasr al-Radm
2016
In the frame of the Saudi-German collaborative project at Tayma, one of the best preserved pre-Islamic buildings at the oasis of Tayma, known as Qasr al-Radm, was systematically investigated for the first time. Altogether six building phases have been identified. The large rock-cut well may be much older than the main part of the structure, which is probably a 4th/5th century AD construction. By partly dismantling the latter a camel draw was added to it in a time after the visit of Julius Euting to Tayma in 1884, who produced a sketch drawing of the then complete building.
e-Forschungsberichte des DAI, 2018
Pottery analysis in the framework of the Saudi-German project at the oasis of Tayma (Northwest Arabia) resulted in the reconstruction of a more than 3000 year long history of production technology and usage. Whereas the beginning of ceramic production at Tayma has been dated to the late 4th / early 3rd millennium BC, it is 3rd to 4th century AD contexts marking the end of this sequence. Stylistic and archaeometric analyses of the material demonstrated that besides strong local and regional characteristics, the pottery from Tayma mirrors the socio-economic and cultural connectedness of the oasis, in particular to the Southern Levant, but also to the larger Eastern Mediterranean, as evidenced by the presence of numerous non-local productions.
e-Forschungsberichte des DAI, 2018
In the framework of the conservation and restoration concept for the archaeological site of Tayma, work focused on the implementation of conservation measures on remains of a temple building which has been selected for future presentation within the tourist development of the site. Regular monitoring provided useful information for the planning of future restoration work. Backfilling operations, aimed at ensuring a long-term protection, continued in trenches with a completed archaeological documentation. A booklet and a documentary video on the protection of the architectural remains at Tayma were published. In 2017 a first public on-site event took place, constituting a model case for the post-excavation use of the site.
e-Forschungsberichte des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, 2022
First systematic investigations in the cemeteries of Rujum Sa'sa' south of the Tayma oasis focused on the interdisciplinary excavation and analysis of Bronze Age (3rd and 2nd millennia BCE) built tombs. More than two thousands of such tombs have survived as mounds on the surface, forming an extensive burial landscape. Most of them have a circular shape, and at least two types of different chambers are attested. Rectangular graves, meanwhile, are less common. During the first season of the project (2020), excavations were conducted in six graves. 14C data from human remains from these graves cover the late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. The excavations and analysis of the collapse indicate that the tombs were not designed as ›tumuli‹ but were constructed with visible facades.
e-Forschungsberichte des DAI, 2018
Throughout the excavations at the oasis of Tayma, incense burners were discovered showing both traces of burning and residues of burnt aromatics. The multidisciplinary study of these objects aimed at reconstructing the scented world and olfactory landscape of the ancient oasis. By means of LC-ESI-MS/MS techniques, the characteristic profile of secondary metabolites of resins of Boswellia, Commiphora and Pistacia spp. were detected. The results demonstrate the use of different resins in either public, funerary or domestic contexts over more than two millennia (Late Bronze to Late Antiquity). The people of Tayma purchased goods for their own use, which implies that the oasis was not just a transit point on the “Incense Road”, but an active customer.