Socio-political factors influencing early Islamic copper production in Oman

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Titre
Socio-political factors influencing early Islamic copper production in Oman
Sujet
Archéologie -- Oman
Résumé
The early Islamic period was marked by a resurgence in large-scale copper production in south-east Arabia. This is in contrast to the preceding era (early first millennium BCE to the mid-first millennium CE) and its notable lack of evidence of copper production. Various external and internal factors, including a flourishing Indian Ocean trade and environmental limitations, have been suggested as factors in this renewal and in its subsequent decline. However, the socio-political and economic factors that formed the framework for industrial growth during this transformative period are rarely considered. This paper delves deeper into the socio-political background of the early Islamic period in relation to industrial growth in south-east Arabia. To bridge the gap between historical and archaeological evidence, we also present new data from surveys and excavations conducted at early Islamic industrial sites in Wadī al‑Rākī, Oman. These findings offer new insights into the history of large-scale copper processing in the region.
Est une partie de
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
volume
53
pages
316-332
Date
2024
Langue
eng
issn
0308-8421
Source
archaeopresspublishing.com
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Zaribaf, Amir et al., “Socio-political factors influencing early Islamic copper production in Oman”, 2024, bibliographie, consulté le 21 décembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/24568

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