THE LATE PREHISTORIC, PROTOHISTORIC, AND EARLY HISTORIC PERIODS IN EASTERN ARABIA (CA 5000-1200 BC)

This paper presents an overview of cultural developments in eastern Arabia during the Late Prehistoric, Protohistoric, and Early Historic periods (ca. 5000-1200 B.C.) as defined here. Emphasis is placed on the indigenous lithic industries, ceramics, architecture, burial practices, and subsistence data, while interregional ties and comparative chronology are treated as well. A unified chronological schema for the entire region is proposed which can function alongside local, regional sequences. © 1993 Plenum Publishing Corporation.