The land of Enki in the Islamic era : pearls, palms, and religious identity in Bahrain
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The land of Enki in the Islamic era : pearls, palms, and religious identity in Bahrain
Kegan Paul, 2005
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أرض انكي في الحقبة الاسلامية : اللؤلؤ والنخيل والهوية الدينية في البحرين
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Arabic summary: أرض انكي في لحقبة الاسلامية : اللؤلؤ والنخيل والهوية الدينية في البحرين / تأليف, تيموثي انسول
Includes bibliographical references (p. [527]-566) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
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
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