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Book SynopsisThe archaeological remains in the Gulf area are astounding, and still relatively unexplored. Michael Rice has produced the first up-to-date book, which encompasses all the recent work in the area. He shows that the Gulf has been a major channel of commerce for millenia, and that its ancient culture was rich and complex, to be counted with its great contempororaries in Sumer, Egypt and south-west Persia.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations, Introduction, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 THE ARABIAN GULF IN ANTIQUITY, 2 THE PROGRESS OF GULF ARCHAEOLOGY, 3 CLIMATE, SEA-LEVELS, MAN AND HIS COMPANIONS, 4 DILMUN, THE ANCIENT CULTURE OF THE GULF, 5 THE POLITY OF THE ANCIENT GULF, 6 THE MYTHS OF SUMER AND DILMUN, 7 BAHRAIN: THE BLESSED ISLAND, 8 DILMUN’S NEIGHBOURING LANDS, 9 THE MERCHANTS OF DILMUN, 10 GILGAMESH, THE GULF AND THE LAND OF THE LIVING, 11 THE ENIGMA OF DILMUN, The Chronology of the Arabian Gulf, Abbreviations, Notes, Bibliography, Index
