1st Edition

The Land Of Enki In The Islamic Era Pearls, Palms and Religious Identity in Bahrain

By Timothy Insoll Copyright 2006
    712 Pages
    by Routledge

    712 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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

    Biography

    Timothy Insoll