Description
Between 2007 and 2012, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology conducted excavations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat in the Sultanate of Oman under the direction of the late Gregory L. Possehl. The focus of these years was on the monumental stone towers of the third millennium B.C.E., looking at the when, how, and why of their construction through large-scale excavation, GIS-aided survey, and the application of radiocarbon dates. This has been the most comprehensive study of nonmortuary Bronze Age monuments ever conducted on the Oman Peninsula, and the results provide new insight into the formation and function of these impressive structures that surely formed the social and political nexus of Magan's kingdom.
About the Author
Christopher P. Thornton and Charlotte M. Cable are Codirectors of the Bat Archaeological Project. Gregory L. Possehl (1941-2011) was Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania and Curator Emeritus of the Asian Section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Book Information
ISBN 9781934536063
Author Christopher P. Thornton
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology
Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
Weight(grams) 666g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 15mm