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The Tangible and Intangible Cultural Landscape of Wadi Bani Kharus : Investigations in the Sultanate of Oman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Archaeopress, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (455 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781789698060
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Tangible and Intangible Cultural Landscape of Wadi Bani KharusDDC classification:
  • 939.49
LOC classification:
  • DS247.O63 .I273 2020
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Teams -- Acknowledgements -- Editorial Notes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Petroglyphs and Rock Inscriptions -- Ancient Fortifications -- Ancient Settlements -- Ancient Cemeteries, Graves and Inscriptions -- An Ancient Technology for Today's Inhabitants -- Yesterday and Today: Traditions, Customs and Adaptions -- Lower-Wadi Settlements -- Mid-Wadi Settlements -- Upper-Wadi Settlements -- Lessons for Moving Forward -- Arabic Summary.
Summary: This survey aimed to gain greater understanding of the past and present of Wadi Bani Kharus (Oman) through its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The book provides an eclectic overview of the wadi's twenty-nine communities including ancient fortresses, water distribution systems, sundials, cemeteries, tombstones and period architecture.
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Contents -- Teams -- Acknowledgements -- Editorial Notes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Petroglyphs and Rock Inscriptions -- Ancient Fortifications -- Ancient Settlements -- Ancient Cemeteries, Graves and Inscriptions -- An Ancient Technology for Today's Inhabitants -- Yesterday and Today: Traditions, Customs and Adaptions -- Lower-Wadi Settlements -- Mid-Wadi Settlements -- Upper-Wadi Settlements -- Lessons for Moving Forward -- Arabic Summary.

This survey aimed to gain greater understanding of the past and present of Wadi Bani Kharus (Oman) through its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The book provides an eclectic overview of the wadi's twenty-nine communities including ancient fortresses, water distribution systems, sundials, cemeteries, tombstones and period architecture.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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