The SOLAR lab’s research includes The Archaeological Water Histories of Oman (ArWHO) Project (pronounced ar-who). The ArWHO Project is a collaborative archaeological research effort investigating the long-term role of water and trade in ancient Oman. The project was funded from 2013-2017 by a grant from NASA for an archaeological survey and satellite imagery based study of ancient water histories in Oman and Ethiopia.

First Discovery of Soft-Stone (Chlorite) Vessel Production in Arabia

Short 3-minute report on ArWHO Project research at the site of Aqir Al-Shamoos.

What Can Archaeology Contribute to Contemporary Water Politics?

Panel discussion at the “Water and Power in Past Societies” Conference at the Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) at the University of Buffalo.