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Maritime Interactions in the Arabian Neolithic: The Evidence from H3, As-Sabiyah, an Ubaid-Related Site in Kuwait Hardcover - 2010

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Excavations at H3, Kuwait, throw important new light on the economy of the Arabian Neolithic, the early history of seafaring and boat-building, and relations with Ubaid Mesopotamia. It is now clear that the inhabitants of the eastern seaboard of the Arabian Peninsula were active players in a complex network that linked Mesopotamia, the northern and southern Gulf and perhaps Iran during the 6th and 5th millennia BC. Excavations at H3, Kuwait, throw important new light on the economy of the Arabian Neolithic, the early history of seafaring and boat-building, and relations with Ubaid Mesopotamia. It is now clear that the inhabitants of the eastern seaboard of the Arabian Peninsula were active players in a complex network that linked Mesopotamia, the northern and southern Gulf and perhaps Iran during the 6th and 5th millennia BC.

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Title Maritime Interactions in the Arabian Neolithic: The Evidence from H3, As-Sabiyah, an Ubaid-Related Site in Kuwait
Author Robert Carter (Editor); Harriet Crawford (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Pages 384
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Brill, U.S.A
Date 2010
Features Bibliography, Index
ISBN 9789004163591 / 900416359X
Weight 3.74 lbs (1.70 kg)
Dimensions 11 x 8.3 x 1.1 in (27.94 x 21.08 x 2.79 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Ubaid culture - Kuwait, Navigation, Prehistoric - Kuwait
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010025474
Dewey Decimal Code 939.47

About the author

Dr. Harriet Crawford (Institute of Archaeology, University College London): Director, The Joint Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah. Dr. Crawford has had a long and distinguished career in Western Asian archaeology, having written numerous articles and books. She has a long-standing love of the Sumerians and their civilization. Prior to initiating the British Archaeological Expedition to Kuwait, she was a director of the successful London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition, which excavated at Saar. She is currently an Honorary Visiting Professor at the Institute of Archaeology, UCL, and a Fellow of the McDonald Institute, Cambridge.

Dr. Robert Carter (Oxford Brookes University): Field Director, Co-Director, Pottery Specialist, The Joint Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah. Dr. Carter has worked all round the Gulf, in Kuwait, Bahrain, Ra's al-Khaimah, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Qatar, on sites and archaeological collections ranging in date from the Neolithic through to the Late Islamic Period. His research interests include ancient trade, the Bronze Age, ceramics and pearling.