The Neolithic archaeology of the south west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Although the archaeology of Saudi Arabia forms the basic chronological and geographical framework for the archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula as a whole, its later prehistoric sequence is still not well-defined. The aim of this thesis is to start defining this sequence in the southwest of the country by assessing the characteristics of some newly discovered sites, and surveying and sampling them. This research will attempt to designate a function to the sites, date their material culture, and define their relationship with other prehistoric sites in Arabia. The objectives of this thesis are firstly to define the term âNeolithicâ, to consider the characteristics of its earliest affiliated sites in the Near East, and to outline the research aims, objectives and methodology; secondly, to survey the geographical and environmental background of the Near East and Saudi Arabia; thirdly to summarize the history of archaeology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additional objectives are to define the Neolithic sequences, to discuss the climate change and sea level and the results on archaeological survey in the region. The core of the thesis presents the results of the archaeological survey and excavation in the
Al-Ghamdi, Saud Abdulaziz
The Neolithic archaeology of the south west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Although the archaeology of Saudi Arabia forms the basic chronological and geographical framework for the archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula as a whole, its later prehistoric sequence is still not well-defined. The aim of this thesis is to start defining this sequence in the southwest of the country by assessing the characteristics of some newly discovered sites, and surveying and sampling them. This research will attempt to designate a function to the sites, date their material culture, and define their relationship with other prehistoric sites in Arabia. The objectives of this thesis are firstly to define the term âNeolithicâ, to consider the characteristics of its earliest affiliated sites in the Near East, and to outline the research aims, objectives and methodology; secondly, to survey the geographical and environmental background of the Near East and Saudi Arabia; thirdly to summarize the history of archaeology in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additional objectives are to define the Neolithic sequences, to discuss the climate change and sea level and the results on archaeological survey in the region. The core of the thesis presents the results of the archaeological survey and excavation in the
neolithic archaeology south west kingdom saudi_arabia although archaeology saudi_arabia form basic chronological_geographical framework archaeology arabian_peninsula whole later_prehistoric sequence still well_defined aim start define sequence southwest country assess characteristic newly discover site_survey sample them attempt designate function site date material_culture define relationship prehistoric_site arabia objective_firstly define_term neolithic consider characteristic early affiliate site near_east outline aim_objective secondly survey geographical environmental background near_east saudi_arabia thirdly summarize history_archaeology kingdom saudi_arabia additional objective define neolithic sequence discuss climate_change sea_level archaeological_survey region core present archaeological_survey excavation