| Islamic Remains in Bahrain Contributor(s): Frifelt, Karen (Author), Bangsgaard, Pernille (Other), Porter, Venetia (Other) |
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ISBN: 8788415104 ISBN-13: 9788788415100 Publisher: Aarhus University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2001 Annotation: The initial aim of the Danish archaeological campaigns in Bahrain was to look for settlements contemporary with the 'Hundred Thousand Gravemounds'. After the first few campaigns it was evident, however, that the island was such a rich archaeological field that investigation of all periods from the earliest flint-using culture to the later Islamic world was called for. Among the Islamic remains was an exceptionally fine collection of Early Islamic pottery and glass recovered from the rubbish which filled up a well at the Barbar site where a temple from around 2000 BC was excavated. These remains are published in this volume along with finds from the Islamic settlement at the Qala'a mound, especially the Islamic Fortress. The finds include pottery, metals, stone objects, jewellery, glass and coins. Additional chapters deal with animal bones found in the Barbar Well and Arabic inscriptions from the Qala'at al-Bahrain excavations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.1 |
| Series: Jutland Archaeological Society Publications |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 8.38" W x 11.96" (2.39 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The intial aim of the Danish archaeological campaigns in Bahrain was to look for settlements contemporary with the Hundred Thousand Gravemounds', After the first few campaigns, however, it became evident that the island's rich archaeological heritage extended beyond this, from the earliest flint-using cultures to the later Islamic world. This volume focuses on the Islamic remains, including an exceptionally fine collection of Early Islamic pottery and glass from the Barbar site and finds from the Islamic settlement at the Quala'a mound, especially the Islamic fortress. The volume includes reports on pottery, metals, stone objects, jewellery, glass and coins as well as associated animal bones and Arabic inscriptions. |
