Bronze Age World

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Type: journal article
Publication: Antiquity, vol. 95, no. 379, 104–124
Peer reviewed: Yes

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date assertion Southeast Arabian Early Iron Age — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · pp. 104–124
Provides an Early Iron collective tomb sequence.
entity Western Indian Ocean connections
Evidence confidence: low
informs · contextualizes · Exchange assemblage discussion
Shows wide connections without establishing one route.
date assertion Western Indian Ocean connections — date assertion
informs · contextualizes · Exchange assemblage discussion
Shows wide connections without establishing one route.
entity Southeast Arabian Early Iron Age
Evidence confidence: moderate
informs · contextualizes · pp. 104–124
Provides an Early Iron collective tomb sequence.
claim The Dibba LCG-1 assemblage supports long-distance exchange and cross-cultural interaction but does not demonstrate one direct route, one voyage or an immigrant ethnic colony.
Evidence confidence: high
informs · critiques interpretation · Discussion of interaction and cultural attribution
Supports a network rather than single-origin reading.
supports · supports · Assemblage catalogue and exchange interpretation
Provides the cross-regional object evidence.
claim The package cannot defend fixed route lines for an incense route, Punt voyage, Gulf copper export or western Indian Ocean corridor during 1600–800 BCE.
Evidence confidence: high
informs · critiques interpretation · Exchange discussion
Objects do not determine a single route.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
relationship Research record — associated with
Evidence confidence: high
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
date assertion Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — date assertion
informs · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124, especially p. 106 and Fig. 1
Provides excavation, coordinate, chronology and assemblage evidence.
date assertion Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network — date assertion
informs · supports distribution · Assemblage and exchange analysis
Provides multi-regional material evidence.
date assertion Gulf interaction zone — date assertion
informs · supports distribution · pp. 104–124; assemblage and exchange discussion
Provides cross-Gulf and wider connections at Dibba.
geography assertion Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — geography assertion
supports · locates · p. 106 and fig. 1; published coordinate 25°36′38.78″ N, 56°15′28.57″ E converted to decimal degrees
The published excavation coordinate locates the collective tomb. It does not represent the cemetery boundary or the extent of the community using it.
entity Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124, especially p. 106 and Fig. 1
Provides excavation, coordinate, chronology and assemblage evidence.
event Use of the Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 collective tomb
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
date assertion Use of the Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 collective tomb — date assertion
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124; tomb context, catalogue and exchange analysis
Provides the burial and artefact evidence.
relationship Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — located or analytically grouped within — Oman Hajar and interior oases
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124, especially p. 106 and Fig. 1
Provides excavation, coordinate, chronology and assemblage evidence.
relationship Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — located or analytically grouped within — Gulf interaction zone
Evidence confidence: high
supports · provides archaeological observation · pp. 104–124, especially p. 106 and Fig. 1
Provides excavation, coordinate, chronology and assemblage evidence.
property Maritime exchange evidence
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · Assemblage and exchange discussion
Provides material evidence for long-distance connections.
property assignment Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — has property — Maritime exchange evidence
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports · Assemblage catalogue and exchange discussion
Provides the object evidence and interpretation.
entity Gulf interaction zone
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports distribution · pp. 104–124; assemblage and exchange discussion
Provides cross-Gulf and wider connections at Dibba.
entity Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports distribution · Assemblage and exchange analysis
Provides multi-regional material evidence.
relationship Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network — located or analytically grouped within — Oman Hajar and interior oases
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports distribution · Assemblage and exchange analysis
Provides multi-regional material evidence.
relationship Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network — located or analytically grouped within — Gulf interaction zone
Evidence confidence: moderate
supports · supports distribution · Assemblage and exchange analysis
Provides multi-regional material evidence.
relationship Dibba al-Bayah LCG-1 — exchange evidence for — Southeast Arabian Gulf exchange network
Evidence confidence: high
supports · supports distribution · Assemblage origins and exchange discussion
Provides cross-regional material evidence.