The Land Of Enki In The Islamic Era: Pearls, Palms and Religious Identity in Bahrain [Paperback]

First published in 2005. This study results from an intensive years fieldwork completed in Bahrain in 2001. This comprised two seasons of both excavations and surveys (February-May and September-November), separated by the Bahraini summer when it was deemed too hot to work effectively in the field.

1. Introduction 2. Survey and settlement 3. Stratigraphy and architecture 4. The pottery 5. The faunal and botanical remains Part 1. The mammal, bird, reptile, and mollusc remains from Bilad al-Qadim Part 2. Ecofactual analysis of the soil samples Part 3. The fish bones 6. Agriculture, diet, and the social role of food 7. The glass vessel fragments, bracelets, beads, pendants, and spindle whorls 8. The coins and other metalwork 9. The Miscellaneous finds 10. Trade, exchange, and related processes 11. Religious and Social identities 12. ConclusionsUS? Timothy Insoll, 2005