RECONSIDERING THE DATE OF RIFFA TYPE BURIAL MOUNDS IN THE EARLY DILMUN PERIOD : NEW RADIOCARBON DATA FROM WADI AL-SAIL, BAHRAIN

• ABE, Masashi

• UESUGI, Akinori

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 前期ディルムン、リファー型古墳の年代の再考 : ワーディー・アッ＝サイル古墳群から得られた新規放射性炭素年代測定値

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the date of Riffa type burial mounds of the Early Dilmun period by introducing new radiocarbon data from Wadi al-Sail in Bahrain.　Wadi al-Sail is a wadi on the inland plateau of Bahrain. Hundreds of Riffa type burial mounds are scattered along the wadi. The authors have been excavating Wadi al-Sail since 2015.　Previous studies suggest that construction of Riffa type burial mounds began around 2200 or 2250 BCE. In our excavations, nine twig charcoal samples were collected and radiocarbon dated. The new data suggest that the beginning of construction of Riffa type burial mounds at Wadi al-Sail could date back to around 2300 BCE or much earlier. The new data are very important not only for dating burial mounds in Bahrain but also for the study of Dilmun’s history.

identifier:J-GLOBAL ID : 201801015474376627

identifier:J-GLOBAL ID : 201401053699055365

identifier:19H05592

Journal

• ラーフィダーン = al-Rāfidān = JOURNAL OF WESTERN ASIATIC STUDIES

  ラーフィダーン = al-Rāfidān = JOURNAL OF WESTERN ASIATIC STUDIES 42 75-85, 2021-03-31

  国士舘大学イラク古代文化研究所

Keywords

• Dilmun period| Riffa type burial mounds| Wadi al-Sail | Barbar type burial mounds |Dilmun merchants| radiocarbon dating

Details

• CRID: 1050289864773796608
• NII Article ID: 120007163805
• NII Book ID: AN00275538
• ISSN: 02854406
• NDL BIB ID: 031551795
• Web Site: http://id.nii.ac.jp/1410/00015267/
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I031551795
• Text Lang: en
• Article Type: departmental bulletin paper
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