This comprehensive, well-illustrated history of the Bahrain Islands fills a major gap in our knowledge of the archaeology of the Middle East. Home to the ancient civilizations of Dilmun and Tylos, Bahrain was one of the most significant cultural areas in the region and its pre-eminence as a trading center brought it enormous wealth, reflected in the buildings and artifacts that have been excavated in recent years. Many of these objects and sites have never been published before and Traces of Paradise reveals an extraordinary range of materials.
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Harriet Crawford is a reader in Archaeology at University College, London.
Michael Rice is a specialist in the archaeology of the Middle East and the author of numerous books on the subject.
Michael Rice is a specialist in the archaeology of the Middle East and the author of numerous books on the subject.
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This review is from: Traces of Paradise: The Archaeology of Bahrain, 2500 BC to 300 AD (Paperback)
The book was expensive but I would suggest anyone going to Bahrain purchase it. The book provides information about the history of the country and details about the exhibits in their National Museum. I didn't have it while I was there and and wish I did-I've had many "Wow, I would have liked to have known (or seen) that" moments since I got back.
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An excellent resource on the ancient Persian Gulf,
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Some ancient Sumerian writings speak of the island of Dilmun, a paradise created specially by the gods as a holy garden. And other Sumerian writings speak of the merchants of Dilmun, who transport rare and precious commodities from far off lands. This fascinating book was written to accompany an Institute of Archaeology exhibition of artifacts from Dilmun/Bahrain.
The book divides Bahrain's history into four eras - The Dilmun Culture (2500-1800 BC), the Middle of the Second Millennium BC, the Iron Age (1000-500 BC), and the Tylos Culture (300 BC - 600 AD). Information is presented on a number of different topics, and along the way the reader is treated to many different colorful pictures of various artifacts, along with their very informative captions. As a student of the ancient Persian Gulf region, I must say that I found this book to be an excellent resource. If you are interested in the ancient Persian Gulf, then I really do think that you should read this fascinating book.
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The thirty-three islands and islets that make up the Bahrain archipelago have recently more usually been associated, it is true, with the exploits of petroleum engineers than with those of archaeologists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
funeral furniture, archaeological mission, burial complex, main store, glass paste, national museum, pieces date, central platform Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Madinat Hamad, Bronze Age, Pierre Lombard, Palace of Uperi, Middle Dilmun, Near East, British Museum, Iron Age, Saudi Arabia, Transition Early, Alexander the Great, Arabian Gulf, Dar Kulayb, Louvre Museum, Wadi Suq, Early Dynastic, Eastern Mediterranean, Jebel Dukhan, Late Tylos, Abu Saybi, Stamp-seal Saar, Eastern Province of Arabia, Madinat Isa, Necklace Shakhura, Spasinou Charax New!
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The thirty-three islands and islets that make up the Bahrain archipelago have recently more usually been associated, it is true, with the exploits of petroleum engineers than with those of archaeologists. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
funeral furniture, archaeological mission, burial complex, main store, glass paste, national museum, pieces date, central platform Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Madinat Hamad, Bronze Age, Pierre Lombard, Palace of Uperi, Middle Dilmun, Near East, British Museum, Iron Age, Saudi Arabia, Transition Early, Alexander the Great, Arabian Gulf, Dar Kulayb, Louvre Museum, Wadi Suq, Early Dynastic, Eastern Mediterranean, Jebel Dukhan, Late Tylos, Abu Saybi, Stamp-seal Saar, Eastern Province of Arabia, Madinat Isa, Necklace Shakhura, Spasinou Charax New!
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- Indian Ocean In Antiquity by Reade in Back Matter
- The Barbar Temples (Jutland Archaeological Society Publications) by H. Helmuth Andersen on page 23
- Middle East (Pt. 19) in Back Matter
- Alexander the Great (Pocket Biographies) by E. E. Rice in Back Matter
- Pre-Roman and Early Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass (Catalog Series) by Sidney M. Goldstein in Back Matter
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