Which ancient civilization is associated with the Salut archaeological site in Al Dakhiliyah, where a Bronze and Iron Age fortified citadel with an ancient falaj was excavated?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Early Arabian Bronze and Iron Age civilization with regional trade
- Step 1: Salut is one of the most critical archaeological sites in Oman, occupied from the Bronze Age through the Iron Age.
- Step 2: According to Arab oral tradition, Salut was the historic battlefield where Malik bin Fahm and the Azd Arab tribes defeated Persian forces to settle in Oman.
Answer
Early Arabian Bronze and Iron Age civilization with regional trade.
Why not the others: 'The Roman Empire colonial outpost' never extended military garrisons into interior Oman; 'The Hellenistic Ptolemaic Egyptian kingdom' operated naval trade without interior citadels; 'The Byzantine Christian empire' was centered in the eastern Mediterranean.
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