Natural Resources and Cultural Connections of the Red Sea 9781407331331, 9781407300979
This book presents the proceedings of Red Sea Project III held in the British Museum, London, in October 2006.
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English Pages [277] Year 2007
Table of contents :
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Series Editors
Contents
List of Figures, Maps and Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Contributors
Part I: Natural Resources of the Red Sea
Environment, Landscapes and Archaeology of the Yemeni Tihamah
The Formation of a Southern Red Seascape in the Late Prehistoric Period: Tracing Cross–Red Sea Culture-Contact, Interaction, and Maritime Communities along the Tihamah Coastal Plain, Yemen, in the Third to First Millennium BC
Products from the Red Sea at Petra in the Medieval Period
Continuing Studies of Plants and Animals and their Arabic Names from the Royal Danish Expedition to the Red Sea, 1761–1763
Coral Reef Conservation and the Current Status of Reefs of the Ras Mohamed National Park in the Northern Red Sea and Gulf of ‘Aqabah
Part II: The Sea: Boats and Navigation
How Fast is Fast? Technology, Trade and Speed under Sail in the Roman Red Sea
The Red Sea — a Bridge or a Barrier? The Case of Naval Warfare
Features of Ships and Boats in the Indian Ocean
Decorative Motifs on Arabian Boats: Meaning and Identity
The Red Sea Jalbah or Jalabah. Local Phenomenon or Regional Prototype?
Navigating a Hazardous Sea
Part III: Harbours: Ways of Life and Cultural Connections
Red Sea Harbours, Hinterlands and Relationships in Preclassical Antiquity
Sea Port to Punt: New Evidence from Marsa Gawasis, Red Sea (Egypt)
The Arabægypti Ichthyophagi: Cultural Connections with Egypt and the Maintenance of Identity
Aila and Clysma: The Rise of Northern Ports in the Red Sea in Late Antiquity
Shipwrecks, Coffee and Canals: the Landscapes of Suez
Part IV: The Cultural Connections of the Red Sea
What is the Archaeological Evidence for External Trading Contacts on the East African Coast in the First Millennium BC?
The ‘Arabians’ of pre-Islamic Egypt
Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Ports and their Hinterland
Bishops and Traders: The Role of Christianity in the Indian Ocean during the Roman Period
Arabic Sources for the Ming Voyages
From the White Sea to the Red Sea: Piri Reis and the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt
Index
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Series Editors
Contents
List of Figures, Maps and Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Contributors
Part I: Natural Resources of the Red Sea
Environment, Landscapes and Archaeology of the Yemeni Tihamah
The Formation of a Southern Red Seascape in the Late Prehistoric Period: Tracing Cross–Red Sea Culture-Contact, Interaction, and Maritime Communities along the Tihamah Coastal Plain, Yemen, in the Third to First Millennium BC
Products from the Red Sea at Petra in the Medieval Period
Continuing Studies of Plants and Animals and their Arabic Names from the Royal Danish Expedition to the Red Sea, 1761–1763
Coral Reef Conservation and the Current Status of Reefs of the Ras Mohamed National Park in the Northern Red Sea and Gulf of ‘Aqabah
Part II: The Sea: Boats and Navigation
How Fast is Fast? Technology, Trade and Speed under Sail in the Roman Red Sea
The Red Sea — a Bridge or a Barrier? The Case of Naval Warfare
Features of Ships and Boats in the Indian Ocean
Decorative Motifs on Arabian Boats: Meaning and Identity
The Red Sea Jalbah or Jalabah. Local Phenomenon or Regional Prototype?
Navigating a Hazardous Sea
Part III: Harbours: Ways of Life and Cultural Connections
Red Sea Harbours, Hinterlands and Relationships in Preclassical Antiquity
Sea Port to Punt: New Evidence from Marsa Gawasis, Red Sea (Egypt)
The Arabægypti Ichthyophagi: Cultural Connections with Egypt and the Maintenance of Identity
Aila and Clysma: The Rise of Northern Ports in the Red Sea in Late Antiquity
Shipwrecks, Coffee and Canals: the Landscapes of Suez
Part IV: The Cultural Connections of the Red Sea
What is the Archaeological Evidence for External Trading Contacts on the East African Coast in the First Millennium BC?
The ‘Arabians’ of pre-Islamic Egypt
Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Ports and their Hinterland
Bishops and Traders: The Role of Christianity in the Indian Ocean during the Roman Period
Arabic Sources for the Ming Voyages
From the White Sea to the Red Sea: Piri Reis and the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt
Index
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- Paul Starkey
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