Dhofar through the ages: an ecological, archaeological and historical landscape

Contenu

Titre

Dhofar through the ages: an ecological, archaeological and historical landscape

Créateur

Newton, Lynne S. Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Zarins, Juris Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2019

Dans

The archaeological heritage of Oman Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

Dhofar, the southern governorate of Oman, lies within a distinctive ecological zone due to the summer Southwest Monsoon. It is home to numerous indigenous succulent plants, the most famous of which is frankincense (Boswellia sacra). The region, tied in the past to both Oman and Yemen, has a long and distinguished archaeological past stretching back to the Lower Paleolithic ca. 1.5 my BP. Dhofar is also home to a distinctive people, the Modern South Arabian Languages speakers (MSAL) since at least the last 15,000 years. Ancient Zafar (Al-Habudi), now called Al-Baleed, and its successor Salalah was and is the province's largest city. From the seventh century onwards until the arrival of the Portuguese in 1504 AD Al-Baleed dominated the central southern Arabian coastline politically and economically. Archaeological surveys and excavations in the governorate, beginning in 1954, have brought to light Dhofar's ancient past

Editeur

Archaeopress Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Place

Oxford

Langue

eng

Numéro

1

nombre de pages

148

ISBN

978-1-78969-160-3

Titre abrégé

Dhofar through the ages

Newton, Lynne S. et Zarins, Juris, “Dhofar through the ages: an ecological, archaeological and historical landscape”, Archaeopress, 2019, bibliographie, consulté le 7 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/23582