The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity: Volume I: From Prehistory to the Fall of the Achaemenid Empire
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:13th Dec '90
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Since the early 1970s, the Arabian Gulf has been one of the most promising new areas of research in ancient Near-Eastern archaeology. Until now, however, there has been no attempt to synthesize the archaeology and history of this region from the beginnings of human settlement to the rise of Islam. The first volume of this comprehensive study covers the Pleistocene to the Achaemenian period. It includes almost all the published evidence for the prehistory and history of the Arabian Gulf. The period from Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam, including full discussion of the history of Christianity in the area, comprises the second volume, in which Potts combines the literary evidence from Greek, Roman, Syriac, and Arabic sources with an overview of the relevant archaeological evidence.
`The two volumes comprising "The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity" will be welcomed by scholars and the interested general reader alike. ... This volume, written in a brisk, refreshing style devoid of the jargon often obscuring archaeological literature, contains a wealth of information. ... this synthesis should be regarded as essential reading by al who are interested in Gulf History.' Beatrice de Cardi, Antiquaries Journal
`Such is the range and amount of detail inThe Arabian Gulf in Antiquity that it will be the standard textbook on the pre-Islamic Gulf for years to come. Times Literary Supplement
'The two volumes comprising The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity will be welcomed by scholars and the interested general reader alike. This volume, written in a brisk, refreshing style devoid of the jargon often obscuring archaeological literature, contains a wealth of information ... this synthesis should be regarded as essential reading by all who are interested in Gulf history.' Beatrice de Cardi, The Antiquaries Journal
'excellent study ... remarkable book ... I do believe, however, that both the data presented in it and the challenge which they present to those interested in this fascinating region will not lose their value for generations of scholars.' Petr Charvát, Archív Orientální 61, 1993
ISBN: 9780198143901
Dimensions: 242mm x 161mm x 30mm
Weight: 800g
448 pages