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New archaeological and epigraphical material from Qana (South Arabia)
Author(s) -
SEDOV A.V.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.1992.tb00033.x
Subject(s) - inscribed figure , pottery , archaeology , excavation , ancient history , bronze , islam , port (circuit theory) , bronze age , history , geography , engineering , geometry , mathematics , electrical engineering
Excavations at Qana, the ancient port of the Hadramawt on the Indian Ocean, have been carried out systematically by a Soviet‐Yemeni Expedition since 1985. Several houses, a storeroom, and probably a religious building have been excavated in the “Lower City”. A rich collection of archaeological material has been obtained, including several hundred bronze coins; painted and inscribed fragments of texts in Greek datable to the fourth century AD; African and Mediterranean pottery. For the first time it is possible to reconstruct the history of a large South Arabian port belonging to the kingdom of Hadramawt. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that Qana existed until the beginning of the Islamic era.