Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah

Tobias Richter; Paul Wordsworth; Alan Walmsley

Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah

Tobias Richter^*, Paul Wordsworth, Alan Walmsley

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Abstract

Two seasons of excavation at the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century settlement of al-Zubārah in north-west Qatar provide an insight into the emergence and development of early modem pearl-fishing and -trading settlements in the Persian Gulf. Here we present a preliminary overview of the archaeological phases identified so far at the site, discuss characteristics of al-Zubārah's urban layout, show how archaeology can contribute to the identification of social and economic differences, and further highlight the crucial role of al-Zubārah's hinterland in supporting the pearl-fishing and -trading economy.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Editors	Janet C. M. Starkey
Publisher	Archaeopress Publishing
Pages	317-332
Number of pages	16
Volume	41
ISBN (Electronic)	9781905739400
Publication status	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes
Event	44th Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies - London, United Kingdom Duration: 22 Jul 2010 → 24 Jul 2010

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Conference	44th Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	22/07/10 → 24/07/10

Keywords

al-Zubārah
hinterland
pearl trade
Qatar
urbanism

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Richter, T, Wordsworth, P & Walmsley, A 2011, Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah. in JCM Starkey (ed.), Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. vol. 41, Archaeopress Publishing, pp. 317-332, 44th Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, London, United Kingdom, 22/07/10. <https://www.jstor.org/stable/41622143>

Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah. / Richter, Tobias; Wordsworth, Paul; Walmsley, Alan.
Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. ed. / Janet C. M. Starkey. Vol. 41 Archaeopress Publishing, 2011. p. 317-332.

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Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah

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