event · evt_dibba_lcg1_collective_tomb_use
Use of the Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 collective tomb
A collective tomb at Dibba accumulated human remains and objects with local, Gulf, Iranian, South Asian and wider connections.
What is the evidence?
observation
A collective tomb at Dibba accumulated human remains and objects with local, Gulf, Iranian, South Asian and wider connections.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1300 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
Chronology model: Late Bronze to Early Iron transition
highBurial contexts and artefact chronology place the tomb across the Late Bronze to Early Iron transition.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
The Early Iron Age Collective Tomb LCG-1 at Dibba al-Bayah, Oman: Long-distance Exchange and Cross-cultural Interaction — Dennys Frenez, Francesco Genchi, Hélène David-Cuny, Sultan al-Bakri (2021)Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
Locator: pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Interpretation and caveats
The assemblage demonstrates long-distance and cross-cultural interaction through potentially multi-stage transfers. It does not identify a single direct route or an immigrant colony.
Event context
Classification
Event type: collective burial and exchange
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1, Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network, Gulf interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The tomb directly covers mortuary practice and Gulf-Indian Ocean connections requested for southeastern Arabia.
Research notes
- Provides the burial and artefact evidence. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
The Early Iron Age Collective Tomb LCG-1 at Dibba al-Bayah, Oman: Long-distance Exchange and Cross-cultural Interaction — Dennys Frenez, Francesco Genchi, Hélène David-Cuny, Sultan al-Bakri (2021)Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
Locator: pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Referenced records
- Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network · entity
- Gulf interaction zone · entity
- Date assertion for evt_dibba_lcg1_collective_tomb_use · date assertion
- Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 · entity