In the millennium after 300 BC, the western Indian Ocean emerged as a main hub of Old
World exchange. Study of this commerce long depended on separate regional …

This book gathers invited contributions from active researchers to provide an up-to-date
overview of the geological setting of the Red Sea. It discusses aspects ranging from …

Despite a great deal of research undertaken by historians, archaeologists and other
maritime scholars, there remains a rather poor understanding of the design and construction …

An archaeological survey of Saudi Arabia's Farasan Islands in May 2010 recorded a broad
range of sites that have not previously been documented. The survey concentrated on …

Abstract The Farasan Archipelago is a group of small coral islands and islets in the southern
Red Sea, offshore of the southwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). These islands are …

In March 2012, Philipps-Universität Marburg conducted a 12-day survey along a section of
the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia reaching from Rabigh in the north to al-Shoaiba in the …

People create narratives of their maritime past through the remembering and forgetting of
seafaring experiences, and through the retention and disposal of maritime artefacts that …

Abstract The Red Sea region is unfavourable for long-shore nautical activity as it lacks
natural topographic features that could be used as harbours; there are only a few suitable …

In the aftermath of their invasion of the South Arabian kingdom of Ḥimyar in 525 CE, the
Aksumites of Ethiopia erected a series of inscriptions in Gəʿəz documenting the invasion …

Anchors are considered the potsherds of maritime archaeology. Study of stone anchors can
provide insights into trade routes, harbours and ports, maritime contacts and the transfer of …