At a crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe, the South Arabian kingdoms were major commercial and cultural players in world history. Their art and architecture, and especially their irrigation system, featuring a gigantic dam high in the mountains, give witness to a fascinating civilization, the myth and historical dimensions of which have captured our collective imaginations. The author, who participated in several archaeological excavations in Southern Arabia, provides a concise history of the kingdoms from the 10th century B.C.E. to the 7th century C.E.. European reviewers of the German edition praised especially his elaboration on the social structures of the kingdoms, their economy and trade, geography, languages, scripture, military and religion.
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"Excellent...A synthesis of great density" -- Bibliotheca Orientalis
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This review is from: History of the Ancient South Arabian Kingdoms (Paperback)
"Excellent...A synthesis of great density. On 150 pages, Klaus Schippman has assured pre-Islamic South Arabia an honorable position among the civilizations of the Near East."
--Bibliotheca Orientalis
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An impressive and scholarly history,
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This review is from: Ancient South Arabia: From the Queen of Sheba to the Advent of Islam (Hardcover)
Ancient South Arabia: From The Queen Of Sheba To The Advent Of Islam by Klaus Schippmann (University of Gottingen) is an impressive and scholarly history of the South Arabian kingdoms that draws from archaeology and primary sources to informatively depict an evolving picture of life in the crossroads between Africa, Asia, and Europe. Smoothly written, nicely illustrated with black-and-white photographs, and also available in a trade paperback edition, Klaus Schippmann's Ancient South Arabia is a uniquely insightful work and a very highly recommended addition to World History reference shelves.
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South Arabia, North Yemen, Red Sea, Mukarrib Period, Old South Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Wadi Hadramaut, South Yemen, Bronze Age, Middle Eastern, Van Beek, Ramlat Sayhad, Queen of Sheba, Jacqueline Pirenne, Aelius Gallus, Central Arabia, Neolithic Period, Wadi Dhana, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Aden Protectorate, Karib'il Watįr, Gulf of Aden, Brian Doe, Paleolithic Period Browse Sample Pages:
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It is not easy to define the terms "Arab"1 and "Arabia," since their meaning changed considerably in the course of history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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South Arabia, North Yemen, Red Sea, Mukarrib Period, Old South Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Wadi Hadramaut, South Yemen, Bronze Age, Middle Eastern, Van Beek, Ramlat Sayhad, Queen of Sheba, Jacqueline Pirenne, Aelius Gallus, Central Arabia, Neolithic Period, Wadi Dhana, Persian Gulf, United Arab Emirates, Aden Protectorate, Karib'il Watįr, Gulf of Aden, Brian Doe, Paleolithic Period Browse Sample Pages:
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