Islamic Archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s)

Alan Walmsley

Islamic Archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s)

Alan Walmsley

Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies

Abstract

Three years of archaeological research at Al Zubarah on the northwest coast of the Qatar peninsula has produced detailed information on social, cultural, and economic structures of a major trading town of the Gulf in the 18th
and 19th centuries CE. Detailed investigations, undertaken in partnership with the Qatar Museums Authority, have revealed vital evidence on developments in urban topography and planning, water systems, the arrangement of commercial and private space, commerce and inter-regional trade, relationships with hinterlands, and material culture horizons. The implications of these discoveries are discussed in relation to the socio-economic history of Qatar.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East : 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions
Editors	Piotr Bieliński, Michał Gawlikowski, Rafał Koliński, Dorota Ławecka, Arkadiusz Sołtysiak, Zuzanna Wygnańska
Number of pages	16
Volume	3
Place of Publication	Wiesbaden
Publisher	Harrassowitz Verlag
Publication date	2014
Pages	481-496
ISBN (Print)	978-3-447-10175-2
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: ICAANE 2012 - University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmiescie St., Warsaw, Poland Duration: 30 Apr 2012 → 4 May 2012 Conference number: 8

Conference

Conference	8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
Number	8
Location	University of Warsaw, 26/28 Krakowskie Przedmiescie St.
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Warsaw
Period	30/04/2012 → 04/05/2012

Keywords

Faculty of Humanities
Qatar
islamic archaeology
Islamic history
al Zubarah
Socio-economic aspects

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Walmsley, A. (2014). Islamic Archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s). In P. Bieliński, M. Gawlikowski, R. Koliński, D. Ławecka, A. Sołtysiak, & Z. Wygnańska (Eds.), Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions (Vol. 3, pp. 481-496). Harrassowitz Verlag.

Islamic Archaeology in Qatar : Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s). / Walmsley, Alan.

Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions. ed. / Piotr Bieliński; Michał Gawlikowski; Rafał Koliński; Dorota Ławecka; Arkadiusz Sołtysiak; Zuzanna Wygnańska. Vol. 3 Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014. p. 481-496.

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Walmsley, A 2014, Islamic Archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s). in P Bieliński, M Gawlikowski, R Koliński, D Ławecka, A Sołtysiak & Z Wygnańska (eds), Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions. vol. 3, Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, pp. 481-496, 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Warsaw, Poland, 30/04/2012.

Walmsley A. Islamic Archaeology in Qatar: Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s). In Bieliński P, Gawlikowski M, Koliński R, Ławecka D, Sołtysiak A, Wygnańska Z, editors, Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions. Vol. 3. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. 2014. p. 481-496

Walmsley, Alan. / Islamic Archaeology in Qatar : Al Zubarah and its hinterland(s). Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East: 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw. Volume 3. Archaeology of Fire, Conservation, Preservation and Site Management, Bioarchaeology in the Ancient Near East, Islamic Session. Selected papers from workshop sessions. editor / Piotr Bieliński ; Michał Gawlikowski ; Rafał Koliński ; Dorota Ławecka ; Arkadiusz Sołtysiak ; Zuzanna Wygnańska. Vol. 3 Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014. pp. 481-496

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