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While the comprehensive work of the French Archaeological Mission in the UAE is revealing an extensive Iron Age occupation in the oasis of Masai comprising several sites with different structures and functions, preliminary investigation... more
While the comprehensive work of the French Archaeological Mission in the UAE is revealing an extensive Iron Age occupation
in the oasis of Masai comprising several sites with different structures and functions, preliminary investigation of the site labelled
Masai-5 in 2011 indicated a possible different date. To test this hypothesis, part of the 2014 campaign focused on the excavation of
the site, located on a small hillock at the southern limit of the modern palm grove.
At Masai-5 part of a terraced settlement was unearthed, bearing evidence of several internal rearrangements. An abundant
ceramic assemblage was also collected, which conirmed the irst impression that the site dates to a different period from the
nearby ones (Masai-1, -2, and -3). Pottery of possible local production differs signiicantly from the Iron Age assemblage known
from Masai and other south-east Arabian sites. Moreover, potsherds of Shimal type pottery were also well represented within the
material, pointing to a Late Bronze Age date for the irst occupation of Masai-5, which can thus be discussed in the frame of the
wider context.
in the oasis of Masai comprising several sites with different structures and functions, preliminary investigation of the site labelled
Masai-5 in 2011 indicated a possible different date. To test this hypothesis, part of the 2014 campaign focused on the excavation of
the site, located on a small hillock at the southern limit of the modern palm grove.
At Masai-5 part of a terraced settlement was unearthed, bearing evidence of several internal rearrangements. An abundant
ceramic assemblage was also collected, which conirmed the irst impression that the site dates to a different period from the
nearby ones (Masai-1, -2, and -3). Pottery of possible local production differs signiicantly from the Iron Age assemblage known
from Masai and other south-east Arabian sites. Moreover, potsherds of Shimal type pottery were also well represented within the
material, pointing to a Late Bronze Age date for the irst occupation of Masai-5, which can thus be discussed in the frame of the
wider context.
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In collaboration with the Service of Antiquities of the Ḥaḍramawt Valley (Say'ūn), the French Archaeological Mission in Jawf-Ḥaḍramawt has been studying the organization of the territory of an ancient South Arabian city in Ḥaḍramawt... more
In collaboration with the Service of Antiquities of the Ḥaḍramawt Valley (Say'ūn), the French Archaeological Mission in Jawf-Ḥaḍramawt has been studying the organization of the territory of an ancient South Arabian city in Ḥaḍramawt through excavations and survey, and presents here a first view of its results. Located in a meander of the Wadi Masīla at the confluence of six secondary valleys, the site of Makaynūn includes a central fortified area and was probably part of a regional defensive network. Three sanctuaries located inside the city highlight its function as a religious centre. Seven other sanctuaries were found in the associated agricultural territory. The latter also included villages scattered at the outlets of the secondary valleys and several hydraulic structures forming an irrigation network, which took advantage of the runoff of the six secondary wadis. It was organized in a way that allowed the irrigation both of the fields located in the central plain, and of those located at the outlets of the secondary valleys. The inscriptions found at the site and in its vicinity, as well as material collected in the different excavated levels in the central part of the site suggest that the town, probably occupied during the first half of the first millennium BC, had reached its maximum development between the fourth and the second centuries BC.
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... vu le jour sans le soutien de l'ensemble des équipes archéologiques qui travaillent dans cette région : R. Boucharlat et P. Lombard (CNRS, Lyon) à ... qui m'ont accueillie durant les séjours nécessaires à mes études : Dr. W.... more
... vu le jour sans le soutien de l'ensemble des équipes archéologiques qui travaillent dans cette région : R. Boucharlat et P. Lombard (CNRS, Lyon) à ... qui m'ont accueillie durant les séjours nécessaires à mes études : Dr. W. Yasin al Tikriti (Musée d'al Aïn), J. Laxman, D. fCenneth ...
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... The Artefacts from the Fort at Mleiha: Distribution, Origins, Trade and Dating. Anne Benoist 1 , Michel Mouton 2 , Jérémie Schiettecatte 3. (2003). ... oai:halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr:halshs-00580649. Contributeur : Jérémie... more
... The Artefacts from the Fort at Mleiha: Distribution, Origins, Trade and Dating. Anne Benoist 1 , Michel Mouton 2 , Jérémie Schiettecatte 3. (2003). ... oai:halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr:halshs-00580649. Contributeur : Jérémie Schiettecatte <>. Soumis le : Lundi 28 Mars 2011, 18:58:20. ...
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Recent geoarchaeological investigations have been carried out in the thick silty alluvial formations of the northern Hadramawt basin (Yemen). Field data was combined with a compilation of palaeoenvironmental records published from Arabia... more
Recent geoarchaeological investigations have been carried out in the thick silty alluvial formations of the northern Hadramawt basin (Yemen). Field data was combined with a compilation of palaeoenvironmental records published from Arabia and its margins. Research performed on palaeolakes and other geoarchives indicates that the wet early-mid Holocene has little in common with the continuously arid period after 5.2 ka BP. The data sets allowed the authors to propose new perspectives for the Holocene palaeohydrological evolution of Southern Arabia, which was more variable and contrasting than previously thought. Furthermore, these data provide the opportunity to go deeper into the Holocene and to present a new precise palaeohydrological framework for the Late Holocene (7.0–2.0 ka BP). River functioning, fluvial aquifer dynamics and types of sedimentation are closely related to the rainfall regime, length and intensity (monsoonal or Mediterranean), and to the landscape conditions in the upper watersheds. The development of fluvial palaeosols in the Hadramawt valleys, often associated with high levels of the aquifers, is clearly in phase with humid periods until the beginning of the first millennium BC (5.9–5.3, 4.8–4.5 and 4.0–2.7 ka). River behaviour also impacted Neolithic and early Bronze Age settlement systems in this lowland area, as phases of floodplain stability favour site location. The hyperarid 4.2 ka event is associated with an unprecedented fluvial detrital phase with high energy discharges in the entire Hadramawt basin.
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Excavations carried out by the French Archaeological Mission at Bithnah-44/50 (Emirate of Fujairah) have provided new data about Iron Age II cultic practices in the Arabian Peninsula centred on the symbol of the snake. The site includes a... more
Excavations carried out by the French Archaeological Mission at Bithnah-44/50 (Emirate of Fujairah) have provided new data about Iron Age II cultic practices in the Arabian Peninsula centred on the symbol of the snake. The site includes a public building, various types of shrines, and a central area of offerings where the remains of animal sacrifices were buried in pits. These remains are presented and a preliminary account of the evolution of the site is given on the base of the site's stratigraphy.