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Kiln sites of the fourteenth–twentieth-century Julfar ware pottery industry in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mitsuishi, G., & Kennet, D. (2013). Kiln sites of the fourteenth–twentieth-century Julfar ware pottery industry in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE.

This paper presents a summary of the results of a study of four kiln sites of Julfar ware, a coarse ware that was produced in the Shimal area of Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) close to the historical site of Julfar between the fourteenth and twentieth centurie... Read More about Kiln sites of the fourteenth–twentieth-century Julfar ware pottery industry in Ras al-Khaimah, UAE.

Sasanian Coins from ‘Uman and Bahrayn. (2008)
Book Chapter
Kennet, D. (2008). Sasanian Coins from ‘Uman and Bahrayn. In D. Kennet, & P. Luft (Eds.), Current Research in Sasanian Archaeology, Art & History. BAR International Series 1810: (55-64.)

The Glazed Ceramics. (2007)
Book Chapter
Kennet, D., Petrie, C., & Priestman., S. (2007). The Glazed Ceramics. In R. Coningham, & I. Ali (Eds.), Charsadda: the British Excavations at the Bala Hisar. BAR International Series (227-233)

The Decline of Eastern Arabia in the Sasanian Period (2007)
Journal Article
Kennet, D. (2007). The Decline of Eastern Arabia in the Sasanian Period. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 18(1), 1-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0471.2007.00274.x

This paper lists and reviews the archaeological evidence for the Sasanian period in eastern Arabia (third–seventh centuries AD). Much of the published evidence is shown to be either erroneous or highly doubtful, leaving very little evidence that is r... Read More about The Decline of Eastern Arabia in the Sasanian Period.

On the eve of Islam: archaeological evidence from Eastern Arabia (2005)
Journal Article
Kennet, D. (2005). On the eve of Islam: archaeological evidence from Eastern Arabia. Antiquity, 79(303), 107-118. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00113730

What was the archaeological context of the rise of Islam in Arabia? The author uses new work from Eastern Arabia to show that the advent of Islam coincided with the decline of the Sasanian hegemony and one of Arabia's least affluent periods in 3500 y... Read More about On the eve of Islam: archaeological evidence from Eastern Arabia.

Sasanian and Islamic pottery from Ras al-Khaimah: classification, chronology and analysis of trade in the Western Indian Ocean (2004)
Book
Kennet, D. (2004). Sasanian and Islamic pottery from Ras al-Khaimah: classification, chronology and analysis of trade in the Western Indian Ocean. Archaeopress

During the course of a preliminary surface survey of the island of Hulaylah in Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates in 1991, it became clear that, although understanding of the ceramic sequence from the Bronze Age until about the 4th century AD in th... Read More about Sasanian and Islamic pottery from Ras al-Khaimah: classification, chronology and analysis of trade in the Western Indian Ocean.

Sasanian and Islamic pottery. (2003)
Book Chapter
Fredslund Andersen, S., & Kennet, D. (2003). Sasanian and Islamic pottery. In H. Hellmuth Andersen, & F. Højland (Eds.), The Barbar Temples. Volume 1 (307-310)

Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (2003)
Journal Article
Ishida, S., Parker, A., Kennet, D., & Hodson, M. (2003). Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. Quaternary Research, 59(3), 310-321. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0033-5894%2803%2900043-7

Despite the wealth of archaeological sites and excellent conditions for preservation, few phytolith investigations have been undertaken from the Arabian Gulf region. The results from the Sasanian and Islamic archaeological tell of Kush, Ras al-Khaima... Read More about Phytolith analysis from the archaeological site of Kush, Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates.

Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia (2003)
Journal Article
Kennet, D. (2003). Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 14(1), 103-125. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0471.2003.00011.x

The fourteenth-sixteenth-century town of Julfar (al-Mataf) in Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) is one of the most fully investigated archaeological sites in the Gulf, having been the subject of seven different excavation projects. Evidence from the published rep... Read More about Julfar and the urbanisation of southeast Arabia.