Dennys Frenez
Biographic Data
| ID | 252639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennys Frenez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennys |
| FAMILY NAME | Frenez |
| SIGNATURE | FRENEZ D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bologna |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6466-8673 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Straddling Three Waters
Ras Al-Hadd HD-2, a low marine terrace at the entrance to the Al-Hajar lagoon on the easternmost cape of the Arabian Peninsula, was excavated in 2016 as a rescue intervention ahead of tourism development. Despite severe post-depositional disturbance, the site preserves coherent activity surfaces within a thin, compressed stratigraphy spanning the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (ca. 4500–2000 b.c.). Technological conservatism in core reductio…
An early historic bleach-decorated carnelian bead from Sumhuram (Dhofar, Oman)
This paper presents the integrated study of a distinctive bleach-decorated (bleached or etched) carnelian bead (S3074) discovered at the South Arabian port of Sumhuram (Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman), a Hadrami trading outpost active within regional and transoceanic trade networks between 100 BCE and 400 CE. Originating from a technology developed in the Greater Indus Valley during the 3rd millennium BCE, bleached carnelian beads remained markers of …
The first investigation of an Iron Age shell midden in Oman
Were the Cretulae (Clay Sealings) from the Indus Port Town of Lothal Part of an Administrative Archive? Contextual, Interpretive, and Comparative Evidence
First provenance evidence for lapis lazuli artefacts from Arabia
Indus Valley
The study of the commercial and cultural connections between the Greater Indus Valley and other regions of Central and Western Asia occupies a pivotal role in scholarly research on the Indus Tradition. Interregional trade was already established in the Indus River basin during the Neolithic period in the 6th millennium BCE. However, from the early 3rd millennium bce , the Indus (Harappan) merchants and craftspeople contributed to defining, promot…
A non-Egyptian «Egyptian» stone vessel from Ras Al Jinz RJ-2, Sultanate of Oman
The Early Iron Age collective tomb LCG-1 at Dibbā al-Bayah, Oman
Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia
Manufacturing and trade of Asian elephant ivory in Bronze Age Middle Asia. Evidence from Gonur Depe (Margiana, Turkmenistan)
Walking with the Unicorn
Stone Beads in Oman During the 3rd to 2nd Millenia BCE
This paper focuses primarily on ancient stone beads found in Oman at sites dating to the 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE, generally dated to the Umm an-Nar and Wadi Suq periods. Archaeological collections were documented to determine the range of variation in the finished objects and if there is evidence for local production of carnelian and other hard-stone beads. A comparative analysis with published materials from other regions was also undertaken t…
Indus Components in the Iconography of a White Marble Cylinder Seal from Konar Sandal South (Kerman, Iran)
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the iconography carved on a cylinder seal found in a metallurgical site within the archaeological complex of Konar Sandal South, near Jiroft, in the Halil river valley of the Kerman province, south-eastern Iran. This seal is made of a whitish marble and – even if heavily worn by use – it retains traces of different animal figures. These animals represent the translation into local style of a rare but cha…
Harappan Chimaeras as ‘Symbolic Hypertexts’. Some Thoughts on Plato, Chimaera and the Indus Civilization
This paper presents an analysis and interpretation of the so-called Harappan chimaera, one of the most peculiar and elaborate iconographies of Indus Civilization (c. 2600–1900 BCE). It is represented on many stamp seals of fired steatite and corresponding clay sealings, terracotta tablets in bas-relief, copper tablets, and tokens. The Harappan chimaera was composed of body parts derived from different animals, as well as humans and other fantasti…
Indus Valley
The study of the commercial and cultural connections between the Greater Indus Valley and other regions of Central and Western Asia occupies a pivotal role in scholarly research on the Indus Tradition. Interregional trade was already established in the Indus River basin during the Neolithic period in the 6th millennium BCE. However, from the early 3rd millennium bce , the Indus (Harappan) merchants and craftspeople contributed to defining, promot…
The Early Iron Age collective tomb LCG-1 at Dibbā al-Bayah, Oman
First provenance evidence for lapis lazuli artefacts from Arabia
Harappan Chimaeras as ‘Symbolic Hypertexts’. Some Thoughts on Plato, Chimaera and the Indus Civilization
This paper presents an analysis and interpretation of the so-called Harappan chimaera, one of the most peculiar and elaborate iconographies of Indus Civilization (c. 2600–1900 BCE). It is represented on many stamp seals of fired steatite and corresponding clay sealings, terracotta tablets in bas-relief, copper tablets, and tokens. The Harappan chimaera was composed of body parts derived from different animals, as well as humans and other fantasti…
Harappan Chimaeras as ‘Symbolic Hypertexts’. Some Thoughts on Plato, Chimaera and the Indus Civilization
This paper presents an analysis and interpretation of the so-called Harappan chimaera, one of the most peculiar and elaborate iconographies of Indus Civilization (c. 2600–1900 BCE). It is represented on many stamp seals of fired steatite and corresponding clay sealings, terracotta tablets in bas-relief, copper tablets, and tokens. The Harappan chimaera was composed of body parts derived from different animals, as well as humans and other fantasti…
Indus Components in the Iconography of a White Marble Cylinder Seal from Konar Sandal South (Kerman, Iran)
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the iconography carved on a cylinder seal found in a metallurgical site within the archaeological complex of Konar Sandal South, near Jiroft, in the Halil river valley of the Kerman province, south-eastern Iran. This seal is made of a whitish marble and – even if heavily worn by use – it retains traces of different animal figures. These animals represent the translation into local style of a rare but cha…
Walking with the Unicorn: Social Organization and Material Culture in Ancient South Asia
Manufacturing and trade of Asian elephant ivory in Bronze Age Middle Asia. Evidence from Gonur Depe (Margiana, Turkmenistan)
Walking with the Unicorn
Stone Beads in Oman During the 3rd to 2nd Millenia BCE
This paper focuses primarily on ancient stone beads found in Oman at sites dating to the 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE, generally dated to the Umm an-Nar and Wadi Suq periods. Archaeological collections were documented to determine the range of variation in the finished objects and if there is evidence for local production of carnelian and other hard-stone beads. A comparative analysis with published materials from other regions was also undertaken t…
A non-Egyptian «Egyptian» stone vessel from Ras Al Jinz RJ-2, Sultanate of Oman
The Early Iron Age collective tomb LCG-1 at Dibbā al-Bayah, Oman
Indus Valley
The study of the commercial and cultural connections between the Greater Indus Valley and other regions of Central and Western Asia occupies a pivotal role in scholarly research on the Indus Tradition. Interregional trade was already established in the Indus River basin during the Neolithic period in the 6th millennium BCE. However, from the early 3rd millennium bce , the Indus (Harappan) merchants and craftspeople contributed to defining, promot…
The first investigation of an Iron Age shell midden in Oman
Were the Cretulae (Clay Sealings) from the Indus Port Town of Lothal Part of an Administrative Archive? Contextual, Interpretive, and Comparative Evidence
First provenance evidence for lapis lazuli artefacts from Arabia
Straddling Three Waters
Ras Al-Hadd HD-2, a low marine terrace at the entrance to the Al-Hajar lagoon on the easternmost cape of the Arabian Peninsula, was excavated in 2016 as a rescue intervention ahead of tourism development. Despite severe post-depositional disturbance, the site preserves coherent activity surfaces within a thin, compressed stratigraphy spanning the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age (ca. 4500–2000 b.c.). Technological conservatism in core reductio…
An early historic bleach-decorated carnelian bead from Sumhuram (Dhofar, Oman)
This paper presents the integrated study of a distinctive bleach-decorated (bleached or etched) carnelian bead (S3074) discovered at the South Arabian port of Sumhuram (Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman), a Hadrami trading outpost active within regional and transoceanic trade networks between 100 BCE and 400 CE. Originating from a technology developed in the Greater Indus Valley during the 3rd millennium BCE, bleached carnelian beads remained markers of …
Ancient history (10 works) · History (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Archaeology (7 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (7 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (6 works) · Geology (6 works) · History (6 works) · Indus (6 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (5 works)