TY - JOUR
T1 - Fulayj
T2 - A Late Sasanian fort on the Arabian coast
AU - Al-Jahwari, Nasser Said
AU - Kennet, Derek
AU - Priestman, Seth
AU - Sauer, Eberhard
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2018 Antiquity Publications Ltd.
PY - 2018/6/1
Y1 - 2018/6/1
N2 - Archaeological evidence for a Sasanian presence in the 'Uman region of Eastern Arabia is sparse. Recent excavations at the site of Fulayj in Oman have, however, revealed it to be a Late Sasanian fort, the only securely dated example in Arabia, or indeed on the western shores of the Indian Ocean more generally. AMS dating supports the ceramic chronology proposed for the site, demonstrating occupation until the Islamisation of South-eastern Arabia in the early seventh century AD, and also briefly into the very Early Islamic period. Fulayj fort provides new insights into Sasanian military activities during this crucial period of Arabian history.
AB - Archaeological evidence for a Sasanian presence in the 'Uman region of Eastern Arabia is sparse. Recent excavations at the site of Fulayj in Oman have, however, revealed it to be a Late Sasanian fort, the only securely dated example in Arabia, or indeed on the western shores of the Indian Ocean more generally. AMS dating supports the ceramic chronology proposed for the site, demonstrating occupation until the Islamisation of South-eastern Arabia in the early seventh century AD, and also briefly into the very Early Islamic period. Fulayj fort provides new insights into Sasanian military activities during this crucial period of Arabian history.
KW - Arabia
KW - Islamisation
KW - Sasanian period
KW - military architecture
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U2 - 10.15184/aqy.2018.64
DO - 10.15184/aqy.2018.64
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85049511012
SN - 0003-598X
VL - 92
SP - 724
EP - 741
JO - Antiquity
JF - Antiquity
IS - 363
ER -