The Bat-Type. A Hafit period tomb construction in Oman

Abstract

A typology and division for the Hafit and Umm an-Nar tomb constructions, complete, comprehensible and practical to use, is still a desideratum for archaeological research. For this task, some basic investigation is still necessary, and the existing descriptions for different types must also be reviewed. This contribution presents a part of the basic work required. The investigation was carried out by the Bat Research & Restoration Project in 2007. In order to discuss the methods of approach, a specific construction type is chosen which can be clearly defined among all the Hafit tomb varieties. The example is tomb 603, situated in a group of ten Hafit grave constructions, where K. Frifelt had already begun investigations in 1972. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.