Lapo Gianni Marcucci obtained his Ph.D in partnership between the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Bologna. Working in Oman since 1998 on the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, he has directed various excavations including Ras Al-Hamra RH-5 and RH-6. ; Emilie Badel is Associated Researcher at the Vepmo laboratory of French CNRS. She obtained her Ph.D from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. Badel specializes in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods of the Near East and researches on technological revolution that has coincided with the emergence of complex societies, in particular for what concerns man-shaped bitumen assemblages. ; Francesco Genchi is a Research Fellow at the Sapienza–University of Rome. He is a professional archaeologist specializing in stratigraphic excavation and 3D digital documentation, as well as in archaeological survey and landscape mapping.

• Introduction ; 1 Environmental Setting ; 2 Human Occupation at Qurum ; 3 Shell Middens and Ras Al-Hamra ; 4 Stratigraphy and Chronology ; 5 Settlement Structures ; 6 Activities ; 7 Material Culture ; 8 Mobility ; 9 Society ; 10 Demography ; 11 Comparisons ; 12 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index

Lapo Gianni Marcucci obtained his Ph.D in partnership between the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Bologna. Working in Oman since 1998 on the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, he has directed various excavations including Ras Al-Hamra RH-5 and RH-6. ; Emilie Badel is Associated Researcher at the Vepmo laboratory of French CNRS. She obtained her Ph.D from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. Badel specializes in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods of the Near East and researches on technological revolution that has coincided with the emergence of complex societies, in particular for what concerns man-shaped bitumen assemblages. ; Francesco Genchi is a Research Fellow at the Sapienza–University of Rome. He is a professional archaeologist specializing in stratigraphic excavation and 3D digital documentation, as well as in archaeological survey and landscape mapping.

• Introduction ; 1 Environmental Setting ; 2 Human Occupation at Qurum ; 3 Shell Middens and Ras Al-Hamra ; 4 Stratigraphy and Chronology ; 5 Settlement Structures ; 6 Activities ; 7 Material Culture ; 8 Mobility ; 9 Society ; 10 Demography ; 11 Comparisons ; 12 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index

Lapo Gianni Marcucci obtained his Ph.D in partnership between the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Bologna. Working in Oman since 1998 on the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods, he has directed various excavations including Ras Al-Hamra RH-5 and RH-6. ; Emilie Badel is Associated Researcher at the Vepmo laboratory of French CNRS. She obtained her Ph.D from the University of Paris 1 Panthéon- Sorbonne. Badel specializes in the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods of the Near East and researches on technological revolution that has coincided with the emergence of complex societies, in particular for what concerns man-shaped bitumen assemblages. ; Francesco Genchi is a Research Fellow at the Sapienza–University of Rome. He is a professional archaeologist specializing in stratigraphic excavation and 3D digital documentation, as well as in archaeological survey and landscape mapping.

• Introduction ; 1 Environmental Setting ; 2 Human Occupation at Qurum ; 3 Shell Middens and Ras Al-Hamra ; 4 Stratigraphy and Chronology ; 5 Settlement Structures ; 6 Activities ; 7 Material Culture ; 8 Mobility ; 9 Society ; 10 Demography ; 11 Comparisons ; 12 Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index