New Insights from Dadan archaeological site - Abdulrahman Alsuhaiban

New Insights from Dadan archaeological site through recent archaeological excavations.
Dr. Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, The Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia
8th May 2024
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Dadan, one of the main ancient oasis settlements in northwest Arabia, is mostly known for its alleged heyday in the first millennium BCE, when it became the capital of two successive North-Arabian kingdoms (Dadan and Liḥyān) and a major trade station on the ‘Incense Road’. However, new field research carried out since 2020 by the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) is currently revealing a much longer settlement history, running virtually uninterrupted from the Early/Middle Bronze Age to the Early Islamic period. Not only does Dadan fit in with recent research developments, which have recognized the early development of northwest Arabian oasis settlements, but it offers an unparalleled chronological sequence showing no major occupational gap for at least 3000 years - including during periods that are generally poorly documented in the regional archaeological record, such as Late Antiquity. Based on the results of four excavation and survey seasons, this paper will present the first overview of the sequence of Dadan and put it into perspective within the history of the oasis and that of northwest Arabia as a whole.

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slides too small to be seen correctly. You guys really need to get some technical help. You are great archaeologists, but lousy KZbinrs! Please get help.