Hinterland Monuments of Ancient Nomads
Archaeopress Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-80583-101-3 (ISBN)
This book presents the first dedicated study of the enigmatic 2000-year-old trilith monuments in Southeastern Arabia, revealing their geographical extent, chronological range, and cultural significance. Based on an analysis of 921 trilith sites comprising almost four thousand clusters. the book identifies four distribution hotspots across Yemen and Oman, extending the known chronology of triliths back to 410 BCE. Statistical analyses suggest that triliths played a role in mobility and rituals for safe passage, pre-Islamic water rites, and rituals associated with ancestor cults. A spatio-temporal analysis has traced the migration patterns of populations linked to trilith monuments, revealing their spread from southern Oman in the 5th century BCE to eastern Oman by the 1st century BCE, before retreating southwards in possible connection with the semi-historical migration of the Azd tribes. The book concludes that triliths were multifunctional spaces rather than structures built for a single purpose. Two topical chapters describe the relocation of a trilith to the National Museum in Muscat and the challenges involved in identifying trilith monuments using remote sensing. This book will serve as an invaluable reference volume for scholars working on the stone monuments of Arabia. It contains a repository of extensive data that is essential for understanding ancient nomadic societies in southern Arabia.
Roman Garba is affiliated with the Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the Institutes of Archaeology in Prague and Brno. He holds a PhD in Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies from the University of Naples L’Orientale in Italy. He led the TSMO Expedition (Trilith Stone Monuments of Oman) and is currently heading the ARDUQ Project (Archaeological Landscape & Environmental Dynamics of Duqm and Nejd). Through fieldwork in Oman, Western Asia, Europe and East Africa, his research covers Arabian archaeology, the early human dispersals from Africa to Eurasia, and Quaternary dating methods.
1. Nomenclature and Research on Triliths
2. Megalithic Markers in the Desert Landscape
3. Remote Sensing Vision Vs. Field Survey Reality
4. Trilith Excavation and Relocation to the National Museum
5. Tracing Trilith Monuments in Time
6. In the Shadow of the Ancestors
7. The Time Capsules of Tribal Migrations
8. Conclusion and Future Perspectives
Bibliography
Index
Appendix A: List of sampled trilith hearths and platforms
Appendix B: List of triliths of south-eastern Arabia
| Erscheinungsdatum | 22.08.2025 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 109 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80583-101-1 / 1805831011 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80583-101-3 / 9781805831013 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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