entity · reg_western_indian_ocean
Western Indian Ocean connections
Analytical zone for Arabian Sea capability and movement between southeastern Arabia, the Horn and farther east.
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.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · contextualizes
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)Shows wide connections without establishing one route.
Locator: Exchange assemblage discussion - informs · provides archaeological observation
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Documents coastal use and inland links.
Locator: Site results and subsistence discussion - informs · proposes interpretation
Early Evidence for Domestic Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Horn of Africa — Helina S. Woldekiros, A. Catherine D’Andrea (2017)Provides a possible but non-exclusive maritime transfer indicator.
Locator: Discussion of possible transmission pathways
Research description
The record separates local coastal subsistence, cabotage and possible long-distance movement. It does not draw a later classical incense or monsoon route into 1600–800 BCE.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
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)Shows wide connections without establishing one route.
Locator: Exchange assemblage discussion - informs · proposes interpretation
Early Evidence for Domestic Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the Horn of Africa — Helina S. Woldekiros, A. Catherine D’Andrea (2017)Provides a possible but non-exclusive maritime transfer indicator.
Locator: Discussion of possible transmission pathways - supports · provides archaeological observation
The First Investigation of an Iron Age Shell Midden in Oman: The Nafūn Complex — Alžběta Danielisová, Maria Pia Maiorano, Dominik Chlachula, Dennys Frenez, Elena Maini, David Daněček, Jakub Trubač, Helen David-Cuny, Roman Garba (2024)Documents coastal use and inland links.
Locator: Site results and subsistence discussion