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Boat Remains and Maritime Trade in the Persian Gulf during sixth and fifth Millennia BC (2006)
Journal Article
Carter, R. (2006). Boat Remains and Maritime Trade in the Persian Gulf during sixth and fifth Millennia BC. Antiquity, 80(307), 52-63. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x0009325x

Archaeological excavations in Kuwait have revealed the earliest remains anywhere of sea-going boats. The author explains these remains and the distribution of Ubaid pottery as evidence for a system of maritime exchange in the Arabian Neolithic driven... Read More about Boat Remains and Maritime Trade in the Persian Gulf during sixth and fifth Millennia BC.

The History and Prehistory of Pearling in the Persian Gulf (2005)
Journal Article
Carter, R. (2005). The History and Prehistory of Pearling in the Persian Gulf. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, 48(2), 139-209. https://doi.org/10.1163/1568520054127149

The paper presents an analysis and synthesis of historical and archaeological data on pearl fishing in the Persian Gulf. The history of pearling in the region is reviewed, from the earliest possible references to the mid 20th century. Economic data f... Read More about The History and Prehistory of Pearling in the Persian Gulf.

Saar and its External Relations : new evidence for interaction between Bahrain and Gujarat during the early Second Millennium BC (2001)
Journal Article
Carter, R. (2001). Saar and its External Relations : new evidence for interaction between Bahrain and Gujarat during the early Second Millennium BC. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 12(2), 183-201. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0471.2001.d01-5.x

The ceramics from the Early Dilmun site of Saar, Bahrain, are examined for evidence of interregional exchange. The commonest variety of imported material comprises Late Sorath Harappan pottery from Saurashtra, Gujarat. Small quantities of Mesopotamia... Read More about Saar and its External Relations : new evidence for interaction between Bahrain and Gujarat during the early Second Millennium BC.