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" Archaeological Ceramics as Chronological Indicators on Islamic Sites in Eastern Ethiopia "
Tait, N
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1054154
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TL53271
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Tait, N
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Archaeological Ceramics as Chronological Indicators on Islamic Sites in Eastern Ethiopia\ Tait, N
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University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
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2020
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Ph.D.
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2020
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p.
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Archaeological research on Islamic sites in Ethiopia has been neglected, and the site of Harlaa, Eastern Ethiopia, has indicated that this is a serious omission. Strong evidence for links with Indian Ocean trade networks and for the presence of Islam from the 12th century CE, has been recovered from Harlaa. A significant component of the archaeological material was local ceramics, the focus of this thesis. Over 16,000 local ceramic sherds from the 2015 to 2018 seasons at Harlaa, recovered from both excavations and a field walking survey were analysed, and a typology of the local ceramics created. Chronological variation in the assemblage was identified and the viability of the local ceramics as chronological indicators is considered. The forms and styles identified in the local ceramics had long periods of use and there were no forms distinctive to early phases, rather new forms were introduced in later periods. This limited the viability of the local ceramics as chronological indicators at Harlaa. Comparisons with the local ceramic assemblage from the field walking survey highlighted issues with the use of surface collected local ceramic assemblages from Harlaa for chronological dating with regards to the mixing of material from multiple phases and the movement of deposits across the site. The local ceramics from Harlaa were also situated within their wider context, both within the Horn of Africa and the wider Indian Ocean trade networks, which highlighted the variability of local ceramic traditions across the Horn of Africa. Changes were visible in the local ceramics around the 12th century, when Harlaa gained access to the Indian Ocean trade network. However, the nature of these changes suggested that people were not adopting existing Islamic and Indian Ocean forms wholesale, rather ideas were being transmitted along the trade networks and being adopted differently in various locations.
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University of Exeter (United Kingdom)
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