Robert Carter,Harriet Crawford
Excavations at H3, Kuwait, throw important new light on the economy of the Arabian Neolithic, the early history of seafaring and boat-building, and relations with Ubaid Mesopotamia. It is now clear that the inhabitants of the eastern seaboard of the Arabian Peninsula were active players in a complex network that linked Mesopotamia, the northern and southern Gulf and perhaps Iran during the 6th and 5th millennia BC.,Dr. Robert Carter (Oxford Brookes University): Field Director, Co-Director, Pottery Specialist, The Joint Kuwaiti-British Archaeological Expedition to As-Sabiyah. Dr. Carter has worked all round the Gulf, in Kuwait, Bahrain, Ra's al-Khaimah, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Qatar, on sites and archaeological collections ranging in date from the Neolithic through to the Late Islamic Period. His research interests include ancient trade, the Bronze Age, ceramics and pearling.
Maritime Interactions in the Arabian Neolithic: The Evidence from H3, As-Sabiyah, an Ubaid-Related Site in Kuwait