First chronometric results for ‘works of the old men’: late prehistoric ‘wheels’ near Wisad Pools, Black Desert, Jordan

Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating has provided the first absolute dates for the prehistoric stone arrangements known as ‘wheels’, found in Jordan's Black Desert region. These sub-circular enclosures are one form of a series of enigmatic structures known as ‘works of the old men’. O...

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Published in:Antiquity 2016-08, Vol.90 (352), p.939-952
Main Authors: Rollefson, Gary O., Athanassas, Constantin D., Rowan, Yorke M., Wasse, Alexander M.R.
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Anthropological research
Archaeology
Architecture
Bronze Age
Burials
Construction
Dating
Deserts
Elderly men
Excavation
Historic artifacts
Luminescence
Men
Neolithic
Neolithic period
Prehistoric archaeology
Prehistoric era
Prehistoric tools
Stone
Tools, Prehistoric
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Anthropological research
Archaeology
Architecture
Bronze Age
Burials
Construction
Dating
Deserts
Elderly men
Excavation
Historic artifacts
Luminescence
Men
Neolithic
Neolithic period
Prehistoric archaeology
Prehistoric era
Prehistoric tools
Stone
Tools, Prehistoric
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