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The first collective Neolithic megalithic tomb in Oman

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A newly discovered grave in Wadi Nafūn, Oman, features a unique burial structure, combining monumental architecture and the collective deposition of human remains from multiple Neolithic groups. Detailed analysis of the burial community reveals new insights into Neolithic rituals and subsistence strategies during the Holocene Humid Period in southern Arabia.

Source: Antiquity

DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2025.10146

Authors: Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Jiří Šneberger, Lukáš Ackerman, David Daněček, Roman Garba, Alfredo Martinez-Garcia, Tina Lüdecke

Institutions: Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Prague, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Nuclear Physics Institute, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

Language: English

Topic: Archaeological and Geological Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Akademie Věd České Republiky

OpenAlex ID: W4413382341

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