Overview
Between 1966 and 1973, the British Institute of Persian Studies conducted seven seasons of excavation and survey at Siraf, which was a major city on the Iranian shore of the Persian Gulf that played a leading role in the network of maritime trade that supplied Western Asia with the products of India, the Far East and Eastern Africa between A.D. 800 and 1050. This volume synthesises the written evidence of the history of Siraf, and outlines what we know about the character of the city, the ways in which its inhabitants exploited the hinterland and its role in the maritime trade of the Indian Ocean. This volume introduces the excavations carried out at the site and the range of finds that were recovered (Chapter 1), the written evidence that relates to Siraf (Chapter 2), the cities' urban topography (Chapter 3), its hinterland (Chapter 4), the nature of settlement in the neighbouring high valleys (Chapter 5) and Siraf's place in the wider historical and geographical contexts (Chapter 6). The volume also includes digital versions of the original maps of the site produced in the 1970s. This is the first volume in a new series that has been established by the British Institute of Persian Studies (BIPS) in conjunction with Oxbow Books, which will publish archaeological research in Iran that has been sponsored by BIPS.
Full Product Details
Author: Cameron A. Petrie ,
David Whitehouse ,
Donald Whitcomb ,
T. J. Wilkinson
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 21.80cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 28.20cm
Weight: 0.726kg
ISBN: 9781842173947
ISBN 10: 1842173944
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 11 December 2009
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
The report will prove of greatest value to those investigating Siraf as a port and its role in international trade... of great interest to ancient historians will be Whitehouses placing of Siraf into a wider context.' -- M. Weiskopf Bryn Mawr Classical Review September 2010
Author Information
Cameron Petrie is the Senior Lecturer in South Asian and Iranian archaeology at the University of Cambridge (UK). He has extensive field and research experience in India, Pakistan and Iran, and has co-directed collaborative research projects in each of these countries. Tony Wilkinson (deceased) was Professor of Archaeology in the Archaeology Department at the University of Durham. He was widely recognised as one of the world’s leading experts in landscape archaeology and, amongst other things, specialised in the ancient landscapes of Mesopotamia and the broader Middle East.
