BEYOND ROADS

The Goal: An archaeological trekking survey along the entire length of the roadless Musandam Peninsula, starting in Oman’s most northeasterly point, & finishing in the town of Khasab.

Our team made many exciting discoveries over the three field seasons & published a research paper on the project looking at remote sensing & citizen science to assess land-use change on the peninsula. The interior in the northwest of the Sultanate of Oman is difficult to access & little detailed data exists about past land use on the plateau regions of the mountainous landscape. An initial remote sensing survey showed 150 patches of agriculturally used areas & hundreds of ruins of domestic architecture, thus hinting towards a vibrant past subsistence economy.

Half of the proceeds of this sale will go to support the non-profit organization, Adventure Science (adventurescience.com), which carried out this expedition. A copy of the research paper & link to the film documentary will be provided as a bonus.