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British Museum Research Publications: Ceramic Exchange and Indian Ocean Economy (AD 400-1275) by Seth M. N. Priestman (2021, Trade Paperback)

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The publication presents archaeological data from thirteen sites distributed across the western Indian Ocean, including Siraf (Iran), Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) and Manda (Kenya).

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PublisherBritish Museum Press

ISBN-100861592239

ISBN-139780861592234

eBay Product ID (ePID)4050077127

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages

Publication NameCeramic Exchange and Indian Ocean Economy (Ad 400-1275)

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

SubjectArchaeology, Asia / General, Commerce, Asia / India & South Asia, Maritime History & Piracy, Materials Science / Ceramics

TypeTextbook

AuthorSeth M. N. Priestman

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Social Science, Business & Economics, History

SeriesBritish Museum Research Publications

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length11.7 in

Item Width8.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Dewey Edition23

Series Volume Number223

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal382.091824

Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Chapter 1: Quantifying Change in the Indian Ocean Ceramic Exchange Chapter 2: An Integrated Ceramic Classification and Chronology Chapter 3: Ceramic Quantification Chapter 4: The Sites and Finds Chapter 5: Quantitative Analysis of Ceramic Exchange Chapter 6: Composition of Ceramic Exchange Chapter 7: Ceramics and the Long Term Economic History of the Western Indian Ocean Bibliography Index

SynopsisFrom AD 500-1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial center, and by around 750-800 a sophisticated trade network had been established involving the movement of goods from Japan and China in the east, to southern Africa and Spain in the west. However, the Indian Ocean's commercial system has been relatively understudied, with many of the key assumptions regarding its development based on narrative textual sources and selective archaeological evidence. This study sets out the case for the unique significance of quantified ceramic finds as an indicator of long-term changes in the scale and volume of maritime exchange in a period for which few other sources of systematic economic history survive. The publication presents archaeological data from thirteen sites distributed across the western Indian Ocean, including Siraf (Iran), Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) and Manda (Kenya). The ceramic assemblages are considered in terms of their general compositional characteristics and the distinctions between local, regional and long-distance exchange. The volume concludes with a discussion of how this data can be used to address the broader issues of long-term economic change and the relationship between state power in the Middle East and the commercial networks of the Indian Ocean operating via the Persian Gulf., From AD 500-1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial centre, and by around 750-800 a sophisticated trade network had been established. However, the Indian Ocean's commercial system has been understudied. This book documents the unique significance of ceramic finds as an indicator of long-term changes in the scale of maritime exchange, From AD 500-1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial centre, and by around 750-800 a sophisticated trade network had been established involving the movement of goods from Japan and China in the east, to southern Africa and Spain in the west. However, the Indian Ocean's commercial system has been relatively understudied, with many of the key assumptions regarding its development based on narrative textual sources and selective archaeological evidence. This study sets out the case for the unique significance of quantified ceramic finds as an indicator of long-term changes in the scale and volume of maritime exchange in a period for which few other sources of systematic economic history survive. The publication presents archaeological data from thirteen sites distributed across the western Indian Ocean, including Siraf (Iran), Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) and Manda (Kenya). The ceramic assemblages are considered in terms of their general compositional characteristics and the distinctions between local, regional and long-distance exchange. The volume concludes with a discussion of how this data can be used to address the broader issues of long-term economic change and the relationship between state power in the Middle East and the commercial networks of the Indian Ocean operating via the Persian Gulf.

LC Classification NumberHF386