Landscapes of Death - Early Bronze Age Tombs and Mortuary Rituals on the Oman Peninsula

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the evidence for Early Bronze Age mortuary rituals on the Oman Peninsula, describing the research conducted, synthesizing the resulting data, and presenting a complete view of the state of knowledge on the topic.

About the author

Kimberly D. Williams is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University, Philadelphia (USA). Dr. Williams received her PhD from The Ohio State University in 2005 and conducted postdoctoral research in genetic epidemiology at Wright State University. Her reseach span the fields of genetics, human biology, bioarchaeology, and mortuary archaeology. In 2015-2017 she joined the Sultan Qaboos University with a Fulbright award. Dr. Williams has been conducting research in the Sultanate of Oman since 2008, excavating funerary monuments in Dhofar, Al-Dhahirah and Al-Batinah.

Summary

This book provides a comprehensive and detailed review of the evidence for Early Bronze Age mortuary rituals on the Oman Peninsula, describing the research conducted, synthesizing the resulting data, and presenting a complete view of the state of knowledge on the topic.

Product details

• Authors: Kimberly D. Williams, Kimberly D. (Associate Professor and Cha Williams, Kimberly D. (Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Anthropology Williams
• Publisher: Archaeopress bar
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2024
• EAN: 9781803275291
• ISBN: 978-1-80327-529-1
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: The Archaeological Heritage of Oman
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity