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Two wooden coffins from the Shakhoura Necropolis, Bahrain
Author(s) -
Andersen Søren Fredslund,
Strehle Helle,
Tengberg Margareta,
Salman Mustafa Ibrahim
Publication year - 2004
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.1600-0471.2004.00248.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , ancient history , geography , art , engineering , history
This article presents a detailed analysis of two wooden coffins from the 1 st centuries BC/AD on Bahrain. New C14 dates are published of samples taken from the coffins, and their method of manufacture is reconstructed. The unexpected conservation of wood in a humid environment like Bahrain is explained.