Natural resources and cultural connections of the Red Sea : proceedings of the Red Sea Project III held in the British Museum, October 2006

This book presents the proceedings of Red Sea Project III held in the British Museum, London, in October 2006. Pt. 1. Natural Resources Of The Red Sea. Environment, Landscapes And Archaeology Of The Yemeni Tihāmah / R. Neil Munro And Tony J. Wilkinson -- The Formation Of A Southern Red Seascape In The Late Prehistoric Period: Tracing Cross-red Sea Culture-contact, Interaction, And Maritime Communities Along The Tihāmah Coastal Plain, Yemen, In The Third To First Millennium Bc / Lamya Khalidi -- Products From The Red Sea At Petra In The Medieval Period / Stephan G. Schmid And Jacqueline Studer -- Continuing Studies Of Plants And Animals And Their Arabic Names From The Royal Danish Expedition To The Red Sea, 1761-1763 / F. Nigel Hepper -- Coral Reef Conservation And The Current Status Of Reefs Of The Ras Mohamed National Park In The Northern Red Sea And Gulf Of ʻaqabah / Steve Mcmellor And David J. Smith -- Pt. 2. The Sea: Boats And Navigation. How Fast Is Fast? Technology, Trade And Speed Under Sail In The Roman Red Sea / Julian Whitewright -- Warships In The Red Sea, An Outstanding Phenomenon / Sarah Arenson -- Features Of Ships And Boats In The Indian Ocean / Norbert Weismann -- Decorative Motifs On Red Sea Boats: Meaning And Identity / Dionisius A. Agius -- The Red Sea Jalbah. Local Phenomenon Or Regional Prototype? / James Edgar Taylor -- Charting A Hazardous Sea / Sarah Searight -- Pt. 3. Harbours: Ways Oflife And Cultural Connections. Red Sea Harbours, Hinterlands And Relationships In Preclassical Antiquity / Kenneth A. Kitchen -- Sea Port To Punt: New Evidence From Marsā Gawāsīs, Red Sea (egypt) / Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich And Cheryl Ward -- The Arabaegypti Ichthyophagi: Cultural Connections With Egypt And The Maintenance Of Identity / Ross Iain Thomas -- Aila And Clysma: The Rise Of Northern Ports In The Red Sea In Late Antiquity / Walter Ward -- Shipwrecks, Coffee And Canals: The Landscapes Of Suez / Janet Starkey -- Pt. 4. The Cultural Connections Of The Red Sea. What Is The Evidence For External Trading Contacts On The East African Coast In The First Millennium Bc? / Paul J.j. Sinclair -- The 'arabians' Of Pre-islamic Egypt / Tim Power -- Red Sea And Indian Ocean: Ports And Their Hinterland / Eivind Heldaas Seland -- Bishops And Traders: The Role Of Christianity In The Indian Ocean During The Roman Period / Roberta Tomber -- Arabic Sources For The Ming Voyages / Paul Lunde -- From The White Sea To The Red Sea: Piri Reis And The Ottoman Conquest Of Egypt / Paul Starkey. Edited By Janet Starkey, Paul Starkey, Tony Wilkinson. ... 'red Sea Iii: Natural Resources And Cultural Connections Of The Red Sea' Was Organized By The Society Ofr Arabian Studies At The British Museum And Held On Friday 27 And Saturday 28 October 2006--p. 1. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Pt. 1. Natural resources of the Red Sea. Environment, landscapes and archaeology of the Yemeni Tihamah / R. Neil Munro and Tony J. Wilkinson The formation of a southern Red Sea seascape in the late prehistoric period: tracing cross-Red Sea culture-contact, interaction, and maritime communities along the Tihamah coastal plain, Yemen, in the third to first millennium BC / Lamya Khalidi Products from the Read Sea at Petra in the medieval period / Stephan G Schmid and Jacqueline Studer Continuing studies of plants and animals and their Arabic names from the Royal Danish Expedition to the Red Sea, 1761-1763 / F. Nigel Hepper Coral reef conservation and the current status of reefs of the Ras Mohamed National Park in the northern Red Sea and Gulf of ʻAqabah / Steve McMellor and David J Smith pt. 2. The sea: boats and navigation. How fast is fast? Technology, trade and speed under sail in the Roman Red Sea / Julian Whitewright Warships in the Red Sea, an outstanding phenomenon / Sarah Arenson Features of ships and boats in the Indian Ocean / Norbert Weismann Decorative motifs on Red Sea boats: meaning and identity / Dionisius A. Agius The Red Sea Jalbah. Local phenomenon or regional prototype? / James Edgar Taylor Charting a hazardous sea / Sarah Searight pt. 3. Harbours: ways oflife and cultural connections. Red Sea harbours, hinterlands and relationships in preclassical antiquity / Kenneth A. Kitchen Sea port to punt: new evidence from Marsā Gawāsīs, Red Sea (Egypt) / Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo Fattovich and Cheryl Ward The Arabægypti Ichthyophagi: cultural connections with Egypt and the maintenance of identity / Ross Iain Thomas Aila and Clysma: the rise of northern ports in the Red Sea in late antiquity / Walter Ward Shipwrecks, coffee and canals: the landscapes of Suez / Janet Starkey pt. 4. The cultural connections of the Red Sea. What is the evidence for external trading contacts on the East African coast in the first millennium BC? / Paul J.J. Sinclair The 'Arabians' of pre-Islamic Egypt / Tim Power Red Sea and Indian Ocean: ports and their hinterland / Eivind Heldaas Seland Bishops and traders: the role of Christianity in the Indian Ocean during the Roman Period / Roberta Tomber Arabic Sources for the Ming voyages / Paul Lunde From the White Sea to the Red Sea: Piri Reis and the Ottoman conquest of Egypt / Paul Starkey. Front Cover Title Page Copyright Series Editors Contents List of Figures, Maps and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction The Contributors Part I: Natural Resources of the Red Sea Environment, Landscapes and Archaeology of the Yemeni Tihamah The Formation of a Southern Red Seascape in the Late Prehistoric Period: Tracing Cross–Red Sea Culture-Contact, Interaction, and Maritime Communities along the Tihamah Coastal Plain, Yemen, in the Third to First Millennium BC Products from the Red Sea at Petra in the Medieval Period Continuing Studies of Plants and Animals and their Arabic Names from the Royal Danish Expedition to the Red Sea, 1761–1763 Coral Reef Conservation and the Current Status of Reefs of the Ras Mohamed National Park in the Northern Red Sea and Gulf of ‘Aqabah Part II: The Sea: Boats and Navigation How Fast is Fast? Technology, Trade and Speed under Sail in the Roman Red Sea The Red Sea — a Bridge or a Barrier? The Case of Naval Warfare Features of Ships and Boats in the Indian Ocean Decorative Motifs on Arabian Boats: Meaning and Identity The Red Sea Jalbah or Jalabah. Local Phenomenon or Regional Prototype? Navigating a Hazardous Sea Part III: Harbours: Ways of Life and Cultural Connections Red Sea Harbours, Hinterlands and Relationships in Preclassical Antiquity Sea Port to Punt: New Evidence from Marsa Gawasis, Red Sea (Egypt) The Arabægypti Ichthyophagi: Cultural Connections with Egypt and the Maintenance of Identity Aila and Clysma: The Rise of Northern Ports in the Red Sea in Late Antiquity Shipwrecks, Coffee and Canals: the Landscapes of Suez Part IV: The Cultural Connections of the Red Sea What is the Archaeological Evidence for External Trading Contacts on the East African Coast in the First Millennium BC? The ‘Arabians’ of pre-Islamic Egypt Red Sea and Indian Ocean: Ports and their Hinterland Bishops and Traders: The Role of Christianity in the Indian Ocean during the Roman Period Arabic Sources for the Ming Voyages From the White Sea to the Red Sea: Piri Reis and the Ottoman Conquest of Egypt Index