The site labelled HD-6 (Ras Al-Hadd 6) occupies an area locally known as Eardiyah, close to the modern village of Ras Al-Hadd, on the easternmost tip of the Oman Peninsula. The site is built on top of a sand dune located at the bottom of a shallow lagoon, nowadays dry, and is bordered to the west and to the south by a limestone terrace some 20 m high. To the north, the site is delimited by a sabkhah coastal plain formed by large wadi outlets, while to the east a sand spit separates it from the sea.
The Beginning of a New Era in the Ja’alan. The Hafit Settlement of Ras Al-Hadd HD-6
Cattani M.
Investigation
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2018
Abstract
The site labelled HD-6 (Ras Al-Hadd 6) occupies an area locally known as Eardiyah, close to the modern village of Ras Al-Hadd, on the easternmost tip of the Oman Peninsula. The site is built on top of a sand dune located at the bottom of a shallow lagoon, nowadays dry, and is bordered to the west and to the south by a limestone terrace some 20 m high. To the north, the site is delimited by a sabkhah coastal plain formed by large wadi outlets, while to the east a sand spit separates it from the sea.File in questo prodotto:
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