Maritime Heritage in the Sultanate of Oman

Titre: Maritime Heritage in the Sultanate of Oman
Auteur: Staples, Eric
Date: 2020
Dans: Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage Management on the Historic and Arabian Trade Routes
Résumé: With over 1700 km of coastline, the inhabitants of Oman have had a deep and enduring relationship with the sea for millennia. Located between the Arabian Gulf and the western Indian Ocean, its fishermen have relied on the sea for sustenance. Its mariners were involved in developing long-distance maritime trade from at least the Bronze Age and continued sailing the monsoonal trade routes well into the twentieth century. Periodically, its rulers have established maritime polities extending to Zanzibar and the Makran coast, creating sea-based migrations in the process. With such a rich and enduring seafaring past, it is therefore not surprising that the modern nation-state of Oman has had an active interest in studying and preserving its MUCH.
Editeur: Springer International Publishing
Place: Cham
Langue: eng
rédacteur: Parthesius, Robert; Sharfman, Jonathan
pages: 131-147
ISBN: 978-3-030-55837-6
uri: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55837-6_8

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