Remarks on stone vessels from Islamic layers on Bijan Island

• Authors: Mierzejewska, Marta

Abstracts

EN

Excavations on Bijan Island in western Iraq were conducted by the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, in 1979–1983, as part of the international Haditha Dam rescue project. A multi-layered site was uncovered, featuring complex architectural structures and a rich archaeological assemblage. Four main settlement phases were distinguished: Neo-Assyrian, Parthian, Roman and early Islamic. The present paper focuses on stone vessels attesting to extensive use of stone for utility purposes. The assemblage complements knowledge about the inhabitants of early Islamic Bijan and their economic activities

Keywords

EN

stone lamps; Bijan; soft stone / soapstone / steatite vessels; Abbasid; Nishapur

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 25
• Pages: 799-808

Contributors

author

Mierzejewska, Marta

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.3016