Indo-Roman Trade - From Pots to Pepper (Paperback)

This book brings together for the first time archaeological findings from key ports throughout the Indian Ocean - the Red Sea, South Arabia, the Gulf and India - to build up a balanced picture of relations between East and West. Combined evidence from artefacts and documents reveals a complex situation whereby ordinary goods were carried alongside the more costly items - such as pepper, aromatics and gems - that drove the trade. Here the focus is on ordinary artefacts that uncover a network of Romans, Arabs, Sasanians and Indians who participated in the trade. The evidence from ceramics, especially, shows the interplay between these different ethnic groups, where they lived, when the trade was active, and even how it was organised.The account is arranged geographically, drawing on new evidence from the author's experience of archaeological sites and materials on the Red Sea and in India. A final chapter sketches the changing fortunes of trade between the first century BC and the seventh century AD in the light of these important new archaeological discoveries.

General

Imprint:	Bristol Classical Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Duckworth Debates in Archaeology
Release date:	November 2008
First published:	November 2008
Authors:	Roberta Tomber
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	218
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-3696-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Medieval European archaeology Promotions
LSN:	0-7156-3696-0
Barcode:	9780715636961

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