Fulayj: a late Sasanian fort on the Arabian coast

al-Jahwari, N.S.; Kennet, D.; Priestman, S.; Sauer, E.

doi:10.15184/aqy.2018.64

Fulayj: a late Sasanian fort on the Arabian coast

al-Jahwari, N.S.; Kennet, D.; Priestman, S.; Sauer, E.

Authors

N.S. al-Jahwari

Professor Derek Kennet derek.kennet@durham.ac.uk
Honorary Fellow

S. Priestman

E. Sauer

Abstract

Archaeological evidence for a Sasanian presence in the ‘Uman region of Eastern Arabia is sparse. Recent excavations at the site of Fulayj in Oman have, however, revealed it to be a Late Sasanian fort, the only securely dated example in Arabia, or indeed on the western shores of the Indian Ocean more generally. AMS dating supports the ceramic chronology proposed for the site, demonstrating occupation until the Islamisation of South-eastern Arabia in the early seventh century AD, and also briefly into the very Early Islamic period. Fulayj fort provides new insights into Sasanian military activities during this crucial period of Arabian history.

Citation

al-Jahwari, N., Kennet, D., Priestman, S., & Sauer, E. (2018). Fulayj: a late Sasanian fort on the Arabian coast. Antiquity, 92(363), 724-741. https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.64

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 6, 2017
Online Publication Date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication Date	Jun 27, 2018
Deposit Date	Sep 19, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Sep 19, 2017
Journal	Antiquity
Print ISSN	0003-598X
Electronic ISSN	1745-1744
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	92
Issue	363
Pages	724-741
DOI	https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2018.64

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