Jebel al-Salayli, archaeological site

Jebel al-Salayli (Ǧebel al-Ṣalāylī), (22°55'46.64"N, 58°17'10.80"E, alt. 704 m) is an archaeological site in the Sharqiyah province of the Sultanate of Oman, where a large number of Early Iron Age so-called hut tombs were first mentioned publicly. The first citation mistakenly refers to this site as 'Musfa',[1] a site which actually lies a few kilometres to the north. The Jebel is the adjacent mountain to the immediate north. The Jebel al-Salayli site attracted the attention of archaeologists because of an abandoned copper mine, extensive slag fields, ruined settlements and numerous Early Iron Age tombs. Nestled between the mountains, this site is still relatively well preserved. The settlement ruins date to the Early Iron Age and the Muslim Period. At the lower end of a wadi, the hut tombs, designated stie 1, lie 400 m west of an abandoned copper mine, to which they probably originally owed their existence.

See also

• Archaeology of Oman
• List of archaeological sites by country
• Pre-Islamic recent period

References

1. G. Weisgerber, ...und Kupfer in Oman, Der Anschnitt 32, 1980, 102 fig. 71‒2 ISSN 0003-5238; P. Yule, Die Gräberfelder in Samad al Shān (Sultanat Oman) Materialien zu einer Kulturgeschichte, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Orient-Archäologie vol. 4, 2 vols., Rahden 2001 vol. I, p. 383, vol. II Pl. 587 below. ISBN 3-89646-634-8.

Sources

• Paul Yule, Die Gräberfelder in Samad al-Shan (Sultanat Oman): Materialien zu einer Kulturgeschichte, Rahden, 2001, ISBN 3-89646-634-8..
• Paul Yule, Cross-roads – Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern Arabia, Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, vol. 30, Wiesbaden, 2014, ISBN 978-3-447-10127-1; E-Book: ISBN 978-3-447-19287-3.