The paper presents an analysis and synthesis of historical and archaeological data on pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf. The history of pearling in the region is reviewed, from the ear-liest possible references to the mid 20th century. Economic data from the 18th-20th centuries CE is analysed in detail, to define the economic course of the pearling industry during that time, and assess the impact on human settlement in the region. The archaeological data for pearl fishing are then examined, from the 6th millennium BCE onwards, and compared to the historical evidence. The results of archaeological survey in the Abu Dhabi islands region are then taken as a case study, and changes in settlement patterns are related to the historical trajectory...
Despite being the oldest multidisciplinary archaeological discipline the study of coastal archaeolog...
Communities of fishers and shellfish gatherers settled along the coasts of the Arabian Sea since the...
International audienceThe site of UAQ36 is a shell midden located on top of a sand dune on the easte...
The paper presents an analysis and synthesis of historical and archaeological data on pearl fishing ...
International audienceWesterners began to use pearls in the second century B.C. Their consumption dr...
Pearls are one of the gems which has a worldwide demand and has been exploited from the time immemor...
In 1869, European traders discovered commercially viable quantities of pearl shell on Warrior Reef, ...
Since the middle of the 20th century, many archaeological excavations have been conducted within Qat...
Coastal lands were very exploited during the Neolithic period in the North of the Arabian Peninsula....
International audienceThis paper presents the results of a study of nearly 8000 fish bones from MR11...
Despite being the oldest multidisciplinary archaeological discipline the study of coastal archaeolog...
Communities of fishers and shellfish gatherers settled along the coasts of the Arabian Sea since the...
International audienceThe site of UAQ36 is a shell midden located on top of a sand dune on the easte...
The paper presents an analysis and synthesis of historical and archaeological data on pearl fishing ...
International audienceWesterners began to use pearls in the second century B.C. Their consumption dr...
Pearls are one of the gems which has a worldwide demand and has been exploited from the time immemor...
In 1869, European traders discovered commercially viable quantities of pearl shell on Warrior Reef, ...
Since the middle of the 20th century, many archaeological excavations have been conducted within Qat...
Coastal lands were very exploited during the Neolithic period in the North of the Arabian Peninsula....
International audienceThis paper presents the results of a study of nearly 8000 fish bones from MR11...
Despite being the oldest multidisciplinary archaeological discipline the study of coastal archaeolog...
Communities of fishers and shellfish gatherers settled along the coasts of the Arabian Sea since the...
International audienceThe site of UAQ36 is a shell midden located on top of a sand dune on the easte...