sinaw 2014 archaeological mission

MINISTRY OF HERITAGE AND CULTURE

THE SINAW – MUHUT - DUQM ROAD

PROJECT 190

ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESCUE

EXCAVATIONS

JANUARY-APRIL 2014

GENERALGEOGRAPHICALAREA

ROADTRACKWAY

MAIN AREA OFEXPLORATION

Sinaw

OCEAN FRONTIERS OF

OMAN

DESERT BORDERSOF

NORTHERN OMAN

EASTERN GULFSHORES

SINAW-MUHUT ROADSEGMENT 1

SINAW-BARZMANWITH

SECTORS OF REPARTITION

FORARCHAEOLOGICAL

EXPLORATION

1-6

21

3

45

6

SINAW-1GRAVE 58

A LATE IRON AGE

DESERT WARRIOR

SINAW-1GRAVE 58

G.58

G.50

G.59

SNW-1G. 58

VIEW FROM WEST

SNW-1G. 58

G.58CONTENTS

SAMAD IRON SWORDFROM GRAVE 101125

DA 5978

SINAW IRON SWORDFROM GRAVE G. 58

DA 40751

AL-FUAD GRAVEYARD, AMLAHLATE IRON AGE

LONG IRON SWORDS

AL-FUAD GRAVEYARD, AMLAHLATE IRON AGE LONG IRON SWORDS

GREEK AND ORIENTAL YAGATANS

A POSSIBLE PILLOW OF WOVEN MATERIAL

SNW-1G. 58 LEATHER REMAINS

SOLE OF LEFT BOOT

G. 50 and G.59

ASSOCIATEDCAMEL GRAVES

Grave 59

A SMALL IRON BUCKLE FROM THECAMEL’S TRAPPINGS

LATE IRON AGE CAMEL BURIAL IN HADRAMAUTH, YEMEN

HEAD

A LATE IRON AGE CAMEL’S GRAVE

21104 FROM SAMAD

SINAW GRAVE 59

G.50

G.59