Mapping lateral stratigraphy at Palaeolithic surface sites: A case study from Dhofar, Oman
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61389005%3A_____%2F25%3A00617842" target="_blank" >RIV/61389005:_____/25:00617842 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/68081758:_____/25:00601909 RIV/67985912:_____/25:00601909
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324001857" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440324001857</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2024.106117" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jas.2024.106117</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Mapping lateral stratigraphy at Palaeolithic surface sites: A case study from Dhofar, Oman
Original language description
Open-air accumulations of chipped stone debris are a common feature in arid landscapes, yet despite their prevalence, such archives are often dismissed as uninformative or unreliable. In the canyonlands of Dhofar, southern Oman, lithic surface scatters are nearly ubiquitous, including extensive, multi-component workshops associated with chert outcrops. These sites typically display chronologically diagnostic features that correspond to distinct taphonomic states, which in turn appear linked to spatial distribution, with more heavily weathered artifacts often found farther from the chert outcrops. We propose that post-depositional modifications and spatial distributions of chipped stone artifacts reflect site formation processes and, under certain conditions, may provide relative chronological information when absolute dating methods are unavailable. Our study tests this hypothesis by mapping artifact distribution and lithic taphonomy across a series of surface sites in southern Oman, spanning the Lower, Middle, and Upper/Late Palaeolithic periods. The results largely support our model, offering valuable insights into surface site formation and technological change over time. While these findings serve as broad predictive markers for age, their applicability for analyzing finer-scale assemblage variability remains to be determined. Future taphonomic recording systems should aim to quantify surface modifications to enhance replicability for such studies.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10406 - Analytical chemistry
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of Archaeological Science
ISSN
0305-4403
e-ISSN
1095-9238
Volume of the periodical
173
Issue of the periodical within the volume
January
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
106117
UT code for WoS article
001367994100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85209580415