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During the 6th season of investigations, the Omani-Polish expedition researched previously unexcavated sites in the micro-region of Qumayrah in the Al Hajar Mountains: QA 20, located near Ayn Bani Saydah, and QB 2, near the village of Bilt. The exploration at QB 2 uncovered a substantial Umm an-Nar settlement, offering insight into its layout and architecture, despite the challenges of removing layers of stone rubble. Additionally, the preliminary documentation of a round stone structure, likely of Umm an-Nar origin, was undertaken at QB 6. QA 20, an Iron Age II hilltop site, revealed an unexpectedly advanced organisation of space, resembling urban planning more than a rural settlement, challenging previous assumptions.
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Archaeometallurgical studies at the Salh site in northern Oman have provided new data on copper technology in the Bronze Age and Islamic periods. Archaeological results indicate that it may have functioned seasonally. Slag analyses have shown possible technological changes over the centuries. Smelting was carried out under reducing conditions, using oxidized copper ores weathering zone deposits. The scale of copper production at Salh1 was relatively small in both periods, but—due to its strategic location near important trade routes—the site could have functioned as part of a short-range as well as long-range mercantile network.