ABSTRACT

The 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.

chapter 1|23 pages

THE ARABIAN GULF IN ANTIQUITY

chapter 2|39 pages

THE PROGRESS OF GULF ARCHAEOLOGY

chapter 4|21 pages

DILMUN, THE ANCIENT CULTURE OF THE GULF

chapter 5|28 pages

THE POLITY OF THE ANCIENT GULF

chapter 6|14 pages

THE MYTHS OF SUMER AND DILMUN

chapter 7|62 pages

BAHRAIN

The Blessed Island

chapter 8|61 pages

DILMUN’S NEIGHBOURING LANDS

chapter 9|36 pages

THE MERCHANTS OF DILMUN

chapter 11|6 pages

THE ENIGMA OF DILMUN