First data on the protohistoric funerary practices in the region of Khaybar (Saudi Arabia)

The landscape of the Arabian Peninsula is spotted by hundreds of thousands of dry-stone megalithic funerary structures. Our study region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, near the modern city of Khaybar, and covering 56 sq. km, has yielded more than 14,000 of them. Despite there huge number and density,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris 2023-12, Vol.36 (s)
Hauptverfasser: Poulmarc’h, Modwene, Bec-Drelon, Noisette, Crassard, Rémy, AlMushawh, Munirah A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The landscape of the Arabian Peninsula is spotted by hundreds of thousands of dry-stone megalithic funerary structures. Our study region in northwestern Saudi Arabia, near the modern city of Khaybar, and covering 56 sq. km, has yielded more than 14,000 of them. Despite there huge number and density, the lack of excavations in the region refrains from understanding their refined chronology and funerary practices. Through our research started with the Khaybar Longue Durée Archaeological Project...
ISSN:0037-8984
1777-5469
DOI:10.4000/bmsap.13374