TY - CHAP
T1 - Excavations at Matariya (Tower 1147)
AU - Cable, Charlotte
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Introduction and Background The Bronze Age monument known as Matariya -Frifelt's Tower (T.) 1147- is located just to the northeast of the modern village of Bat. Although Frifelt (2002a) recognized "1147" as a monumental feature like Kasr al-Rojoom, Kasr al-Khafaji, and the others in Bat, its less impressive appearance meant that it was never identified as a tower by local people. Instead, the tower's name, "Matariya," derives directly from its location rather than from its own distinct characteristics. Matariya is located less than 1 km from Kasr al-Khafaji (T. 1146) and 1.5 km from al-Rojoom, at 474952E 2572081N (UTM, WGS 1984). This chapter lays out the results of four seasons of excavation at Matariya (2008-11), including its Hafit period beginnings, its modifications through the Umm an-Nar period, its destruction phases, and its later reuse.
AB - Introduction and Background The Bronze Age monument known as Matariya -Frifelt's Tower (T.) 1147- is located just to the northeast of the modern village of Bat. Although Frifelt (2002a) recognized "1147" as a monumental feature like Kasr al-Rojoom, Kasr al-Khafaji, and the others in Bat, its less impressive appearance meant that it was never identified as a tower by local people. Instead, the tower's name, "Matariya," derives directly from its location rather than from its own distinct characteristics. Matariya is located less than 1 km from Kasr al-Khafaji (T. 1146) and 1.5 km from al-Rojoom, at 474952E 2572081N (UTM, WGS 1984). This chapter lays out the results of four seasons of excavation at Matariya (2008-11), including its Hafit period beginnings, its modifications through the Umm an-Nar period, its destruction phases, and its later reuse.
KW - Archaeology
UR - http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/230884334
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781934536063
T3 - University Museum Monographs
SP - 49
EP - 82
BT - The Bronze Age Towers at Bat, Sultanate of Oman: Research by the Bat Archaeological Project, 2007-2012
A2 - P Thornton, Christpoher
A2 - M Cable, Charlotte
A2 - L Possehl, Gregory
PB - University of Pennsylvania, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
CY - Philadelphia, United States of America
ER -