1. 1. We would like to thank the many friends and government agencies who have facilitated and supported our research since 1994. The Director of Sharjah Archaeological Museum, Dr Sabah Jasim, has in particular assisted our work in numerous ways. The resources placed at our disposal by the Museum stand as testimony to the support and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qassimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Supreme Council Member. Team members of the 2002-03 season were Peter Magee (Director), Pamela Kottaras (excavator), Rebecca Lessem (student), Kate Hanson (student), Erin Barrentine (student), Jessica Leger (student), Martha Sobur (student), Ann de Waels (student), Eveline Pauline (student), Ed Cork (student) and Tudur Davies (student). We would like to take the opportunity to thank Bryn Mawr College who provided the bulk of the funding for this year's research.
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4. 4. See for comparative studies R. Ciolek-Torrello, A typology of room function at grasshopper pueblo, Arizona . Journal of Field Archaeology, 12 (1 ): 1985 : 41-63.
5. 5. M. TengbergPaleoenvironnements et economie vegetale en milieu aride. Thesis submitted to the University of Montpellier, 1998.