{"product_id":"the-bronze-age-collective-graves-of-qarn-al-harf-ras-al-khaimah-uae-southeast-arabia-at-the-dawn-of-the-second-millennium-9781789257953","title":"The Bronze Age Collective Graves of Qarn al-Harf,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe end of the 3rd millennium was a time of significant transformation in south-east Arabia (the United Arab Emirates and northern Oman). The cultural homogeneity of the preceding Early Bronze Age, Umm an-Nar period (\u003cem\u003ec.\u003c\/em\u003e 2700–2000 BC) came to an end and gave way to the Middle Bronze Age, Wadi Suq period (2000–1600 BC). Settlements changed, and possibly began to decline in size and number, the economy changed for many and the important trade in copper ore seems to have declined. In addition, there was a marked change in funerary practices as new types of tombs appeared – both collective and individual burials. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of this took place within the context of a climatic shift that led to a decline in rainfall across many parts of the region. Much of the countryside of south-eastern Iran was abandoned and the urban period of the Indus Valley was weakening. In the midst of this turmoil, the limited agricultural plains of northern Ras al-Khaimah appear to have developed into an island where there was greater continuity than elsewhere. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book reports on the excavation of a number of monumental collective tombs that were built there and used through the early part of the 2nd millennium. The way that they were constructed and used as well as the burial goods that they contain throw light on the population of this area, and give some indication of how and why it was that life continued in this small pocket in a way that was different to surrounding regions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet\u003c\/em\u003e  2. The Site and Environment  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet\u003c\/em\u003e  3. The Excavations  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet\u003c\/em\u003e  4. Beads  \u003cem\u003eAnna Hilton\u003c\/em\u003e  5. Small Finds  \u003cem\u003eAnna Hilton\u003c\/em\u003e  6. Softstone  \u003cem\u003eAnna Hilton\u003c\/em\u003e  7. Metalwork  \u003cem\u003eLloyd Weeks \u003c\/em\u003eet al\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e  8. Human Bone  \u003cem\u003eAlyson Caine\u003c\/em\u003e  9. Isotopes  \u003cem\u003eJanet Montgomery \u003c\/em\u003eet al\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e  10. Marine Shell  \u003cem\u003eHannah Russ\u003c\/em\u003e  11. Animal Bone  \u003cem\u003eCameron Smith\u003c\/em\u003e  12. Conservation  \u003cem\u003eDana Goodburn-Brown\u003c\/em\u003e  13. Phasing and Site Interpretation  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet, Christian Velde and Michel de Vreeze\u003c\/em\u003e  14. The Wadi Suq Period in Northern Ras al-Khaimah  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet and Christian Velde\u003c\/em\u003e  15. The Umm an-Nar\/Wadi Suq Transition  \u003cem\u003eDerek Kennet\u003c\/em\u003e  Appendices","brand":"Oxbow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578451366231,"sku":"9781789257953","price":58.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781789257953.jpg?v=1746099322","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-bronze-age-collective-graves-of-qarn-al-harf-ras-al-khaimah-uae-southeast-arabia-at-the-dawn-of-the-second-millennium-9781789257953","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}