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Archeological Material        Historical eras witnessed by the Sultanate

 
Historical eras witnessed by the Sultanate

The Hilosini era ( modern Iron age)

5000 BC.

The Medieval Hilosini era ( Modern Iron age)

4500 BC.

Stone age / Late Cooper

3000 – 2500 BC.

Early Bronze era

2500 BC.

Medieval Bronze era

2000 BC.

 

Era From To Other opinions on
time differences

Modern iron age  

6000 BC.

3100 BC.

3000 BC.  (- +) 100 – 200

Bronze era is divided into:

Era From To

1- early Bronze era ( Hafait period) 

3100 BC.

2700 BC.

2- Early Bronze era ( Um al-Nar period)

2700 BC.

2000 BC.

Medieval Bronze era ( early period
of Wadi Souq)

2000 BC.

1300 BC.

Late Bronze era is divided into :

Era From To  

Early period of Wadi Souq 2000 BC. 1700 BC.

3100 BC.

2700 BC.

Discussion is still continuing about this period

Late period of Wadi Souq 1700 BC. 1300 BC.

2700 BC.

2000 BC.

 

Iron age

1300 BC.

400 BC.

 

Iron age (1)

1300 BC.

1000 BC.

Such as Nizwa and UAE tombs

Iron age (2)

1000 BC.

550 BC.

( Lazaq period) according to Gerard Visgerber naming

Iron age (3)

550 BC.

300 BC.

 

Samad al-Shan period continued to a relatively long period 

300 BC.

Islamic period

 

Late period of Islam  

200 BC.

200 Ad

Includes the Parthian and the Sananic periods such as Iran and Iraq and extended from (200 BC.– 220 BC.)

 

Era From To

Modern Iron age 6000 BC. 3100 BC.

6000 BC.

3100 BC.

Bronze era

3100 BC.

1300 BC.

Iron age

1300 BC.

300 BC.

Samad Period

300 BC.

Emergence of Islam

Pre-Islam period – Islam period

200 BC.

220 BC.  

 










 

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