The Ancient Red Sea Port of Adulis, Eritrea

by Peacock, David; Blue, Lucy; Glazier, Darren (CON); Whitewright, Julian; Phillips, Jillian

• ISBN13: 9781842173084
• ISBN10: 1842173081
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-15
• Publisher: Oxbow Books Ltd

Summary

The port of Adulis was one of greatest significance in Antiquity. Best known for its pivotal role in Aksumite trade during the fourth to seventh centuries AD, it was also a major port of the earlier Roman period, featuring in the first century AD Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. Not only did Adulis offer a good, secure harbour and market on the route to India, it was also a source for luxuries such as tortoise shell, ivory and rhinoceros horn.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	p. vii
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
The Historical background	p. 7
The topographic and geophysical survey	p. 19
The Galala Hills	p. 33
The ancient shoreline and maritime landscape	p. 39
Survey on the island of Dese	p. 57
Samidi	p. 65
Pottery from the survey	p. 79
Stone artefacts from the survey	p. 109
Review, discussion and conclusion	p. 125
The topography of Periplus ports: a comparison	p. 135
Bibliography	p. 141
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