event · evt_salut_early_iron_water_management
Early Iron Age water harvesting and cultivation at Salūt
Salūt IA and ST1 used wells, storage, runoff capture and cultivation terraces within an expanding oasis landscape.
What is the evidence?
observation
Salūt IA and ST1 used wells, storage, runoff capture and cultivation terraces within an expanding oasis landscape.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: Salūt Early Iron Age sequence
highExcavated wells, cisterns, runoff-capture structures and terraces belong to the Salūt Early Iron Age sequence; internal episodes vary.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Water Harvesting and Management in the Ancient Oasis of Salūt (Bisya, Sultanate of Oman) — Michele Degli Esposti, Mauro Cremaschi, Andrea Zerboni (2025)Provides the archaeological and geoarchaeological observations.
Locator: Sections 3–5; wells, cisterns, runoff capture and terraces
Interpretation and caveats
The systems demonstrate sophisticated local water management and oasis adaptation. They are not labeled as securely dated aflaj for 1600–800 BCE.
Event context
Classification
Event type: water management and oasis intensification
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Salūt IA, Salūt ST1, Oman Hajar and interior oases
Why it matters to the timeline
This event directly covers defensibly dated oasis agriculture and water systems in the Oman interior.
Research notes
- Provides the archaeological and geoarchaeological observations. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: Sections 3–5; wells, cisterns, runoff capture and terraces.
- Prevents early water-management evidence from being mislabeled as a falaj. Role: critiques interpretation. Locator: Discussion of the later securely dated falaj horizon.
Evidence and sources
- informs · critiques interpretation
Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Water Harvesting and Management in the Ancient Oasis of Salūt (Bisya, Sultanate of Oman) — Michele Degli Esposti, Mauro Cremaschi, Andrea Zerboni (2025)Prevents early water-management evidence from being mislabeled as a falaj.
Locator: Discussion of the later securely dated falaj horizon - supports · provides archaeological observation
Bronze Age to Early Iron Age Water Harvesting and Management in the Ancient Oasis of Salūt (Bisya, Sultanate of Oman) — Michele Degli Esposti, Mauro Cremaschi, Andrea Zerboni (2025)Provides the archaeological and geoarchaeological observations.
Locator: Sections 3–5; wells, cisterns, runoff capture and terraces
Referenced records
- Oman Hajar and interior oases · entity
- Date assertion for evt_salut_early_iron_water_management · date assertion
- Salūt IA · entity
- Salūt ST1 · entity