Archaeological Investigations of the Maldives in the Medieval Islamic Period: Ibn Battuta's Island

ISBN-13: 9780367762698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 172 str.

Anne Haour; Annalisa Christie

Opis

This book presents pioneering research on the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives in the medieval period. Primarily archaeological, the book has an interdisciplinary slant, examining the material culture, history, and environment of the islands.

Spis treści

1 Introduction: An Archaeological Study of a Maldivian Island  2 An Overview of Previous Historical and Archaeological Work in the Maldives  3 Approaching the Heritage and Archaeology of Kinolhas  4 Kinolhas: The Trenches and Stratigraphy  5 The Earthenware Pottery  6 The Glazed Pottery: Asian and Islamic Imports  7 The Fauna  8 The Small Finds  9 The Archaeology of the Maldives in the Medieval Period: A Comparative Study  10 Towards an Archaeology of the Medieval Maldives