Taymā’ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts by Arnulf Hausleiter, Ricardo Eichmann, Muhammad al-Najem ISBN 9781789690446, 9781789690439, 1789690447, 1789690439 instant download

Taymā’ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts by Arnulf Hausleiter, Ricardo Eichmann, Muhammad al-Najem ISBN 9781789690446, 9781789690439, 1789690447, 1789690439 instant download

This is the first of a series of books reporting on a Saudi-German archaeological project at Taymā’; the current archaeological exploration of the oasis is contextualised with previous and ongoing research within the region, while offering a first overview of the settlement history of the site, possibly starting more than 6000 years ago.
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Archaeological investigations in the north-western part of the Arabian Peninsula has increased during the last 15 years. One of the major sites in the region is the ancient oasis of Taymā’, known as a commercial hub on the so-called Incense Road connecting South Arabia with the Eastern Mediterranean. In the context of this new research a multidisciplinary project by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) has been investigating the archaeology and ancient environment of Taymā’ since 2004. A major aim of this project was the development of new perspectives of the site and the region, characterised by elaborating the local socio-cultural and economic contexts. So far, Taymā’ has been known mainly through exogenous sources.