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On the eve of Islam: archaeological evidence from Eastern Arabia

Kennet, D.

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What was the archaeological context of the rise of Islam in Arabia? The author uses new work from Eastern Arabia to show that the advent of Islam coincided with the decline of the Sasanian hegemony and one of Arabia's least affluent periods in 3500 years of history.

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Kennet, D. (2005). On the eve of Islam: archaeological evidence from Eastern Arabia. Antiquity, 79(303), 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00113730

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Mar 1, 2005
Deposit Date Nov 17, 2008
Publicly Available Date Jun 17, 2011
Journal Antiquity
Print ISSN 0003-598X
Electronic ISSN 1745-1744
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 79
Issue 303
Pages 107-118
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00113730
Keywords First millennium AD, Sasanian, Early Islamic, Arabia, Forts.
Publisher URL http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9508142&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S0003598X00113730

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