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Hammat al-Qa and the roots of urbanism in southwest Arabia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

C. Edens ,
T. J. Wilkinson  and
G. Barratt
C. Edens
Affiliation:
American Institute of Yemeni Studies, PO Box 2658, San'a, Republic of Yemen
T. J. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago, 1155 East 58th Street, Chicago IL 60637, USA
G. Barratt
Affiliation:
Department of Ancient History and Archaeology, University of Birmingham, PO Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, England
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Prehistoric (Bronze Age) settlement has been little explored in the Yemen. Here, we report on new research at the small, semi-urban site of Hammat al-Qa in the Dhamar region of Yemen.

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Antiquity , Volume 74 , Issue 286 , December 2000 , pp. 854 - 862
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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