The archaeology of the Arabian Gulf, c. 5000-323 BC / Michael Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Michael, 1928-2013.

Series:

Experience of archaeology.

The Experience of archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf Region--History.

Persian Gulf Region.

Persian Gulf Region--Antiquities.

Persian Gulf Region--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 369 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The archaeological remains in the Gulf area are astounding, and still relatively unexplored. Michael Rice has produced the first up-to-date book, which encompasses all the recent work in the area. He shows that the Gulf has been a major channel of commerce for millenia, and that its ancient culture was rich and complex, to be counted with its great contempororaries in Sumer, Egypt and south-west Persia.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Preface; Acknowledgements; THE ARABIAN GULF IN ANTIQUITY; THE PROGRESS OF GULF ARCHAEOLOGY; CLIMATE, SEA-LEVELS, MAN AND HIS COMPANIONS; DILMUN, THE ANCIENT CULTURE OF THE GULF; THE POLITY OF THE ANCIENT GULF; THE MYTHS OF SUMER AND DILMUN; BAHRAIN: THE BLESSED ISLAND; DILMUN'S NEIGHBOURING LANDS; THE MERCHANTS OF DILMUN; GILGAMESH, THE GULF AND THE LAND OF THE LIVING; THE ENIGMA OF DILMUN; The Chronology of the Arabian Gulf; Abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-357) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-96792-6

1-134-96793-4

1-280-33709-5

0-203-32714-4

0-203-03726-X

9780203037263

OCLC:

252810506