Al-Ghoryeen and Dahwa: Early Bronze Age sites in Oman
Professor Nasser Al-Jahwari (Department of Archaeology, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)
Wednesday 14th July 2021, 4 pm Muscat (GMT+4)
Organizers: Lloyd Weeks and Khaled Douglas
The Early Bronze Age is one of the most developed prehistoric periods in the Oman Peninsula. The Peninsula during this time witnessed a great transformation and drastic socio-economic changes. In general, archaeologists date the Bronze Age in Oman Peninsula to the period from 3500 to 1300 BC. The earlier period of this Age is characterized by the emergence of two successive cultures: Hafit Culture (3500-2500 BC) and Umm al-Nar Culture (2500-2000 BC). This paper will attempt to highlight the most important characteristics and cultural developments of these two cultures. It will present examples of two recently excavated Early Bronze Age sites in the Oman Peninsula: al-Ghoryeen in eastern Oman (Hafit and Umm an-Nar Cultures) and Dahwa in northwestern Oman (Umm an-Nar Culture).
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