entity · reg_gulf
Gulf interaction zone
Analytical zone for copper, tomb assemblages and maritime exchange involving southeastern Arabia.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · supports distribution
The Early Iron Age Collective Tomb LCG-1 at Dibba al-Bayah, Oman: Long-distance Exchange and Cross-cultural Interaction — Dennys Frenez, Francesco Genchi, Hélène David-Cuny, Sultan al-Bakri (2021)Provides cross-Gulf and wider connections at Dibba.
Locator: pp. 104–124; assemblage and exchange discussion - informs · contextualizes
Methodological Advances in Understanding Environmental Constraints on Sustainability and Industrial Periodicity of Ancient Copper Smelting in Southeast Arabia — Amir Zaribaf, Joseph W. Lehner, Abigail Buffington, Ioana A. Dumitru, Smiti Nathan, Paige Paulsen, Alexander J. Sivitskis, Eli Dollarhide, Michael J. Harrower (2025)Places copper production in a broader exchange setting.
Locator: Raki 2 results and regional metallurgy discussion
Research description
The Gulf is modeled as a set of changing networks rather than a single trade system. Objects, slag and settlement links do not define one route or political authority.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
Methodological Advances in Understanding Environmental Constraints on Sustainability and Industrial Periodicity of Ancient Copper Smelting in Southeast Arabia — Amir Zaribaf, Joseph W. Lehner, Abigail Buffington, Ioana A. Dumitru, Smiti Nathan, Paige Paulsen, Alexander J. Sivitskis, Eli Dollarhide, Michael J. Harrower (2025)Places copper production in a broader exchange setting.
Locator: Raki 2 results and regional metallurgy discussion - supports · supports distribution
The Early Iron Age Collective Tomb LCG-1 at Dibba al-Bayah, Oman: Long-distance Exchange and Cross-cultural Interaction — Dennys Frenez, Francesco Genchi, Hélène David-Cuny, Sultan al-Bakri (2021)Provides cross-Gulf and wider connections at Dibba.
Locator: pp. 104–124; assemblage and exchange discussion