Land Of Enki In The Islamic
Pearls, Palms and Religious Identity in Bahrain
1st Edition
Published on 22. November 2005
Book
Hardback
712 pages
978-0-7103-0960-0 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 2005. This study results from an intensive years fieldwork completed in Bahrain in 2001. This comprised two seasons of both excavations and surveys (February-May and September-November), separated by the Bahraini summer when it was deemed too hot to work effectively in the field.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight
1224 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7103-0960-0 (9780710309600)
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Person
Timothy Insoll
Content
1. Introduction 2. Survey and settlement 3. Stratigraphy and architecture 4. The pottery 5. The faunal and botanical remains Part 1. The mammal, bird, reptile, and mollusc remains from Bilad al-Qadim Part 2. Ecofactual analysis of the soil samples Part 3. The fish bones 6. Agriculture, diet, and the social role of food 7. The glass vessel fragments, bracelets, beads, pendants, and spindle whorls 8. The coins and other metalwork 9. The Miscellaneous finds 10. Trade, exchange, and related processes 11. Religious and Social identities 12. Conclusions