商品簡介
Published in an oversized format (8.5x12") and heavily illustrated with excellent color plates of the sites and finds as well as drawings and plans, this volume offers a detailed analysis of the excavation of 29 of the many Tylos period tombs in the region (dating from c. 200 BC until the coming of Islam in the 7th century). Following detailed descriptions of the tombs and their contents, the chronological development of the burial mounds and tomb architecture is described, with a separate chapter on social segmentation. Includes a bibliography, but no index. Andersen is with the U. of Aarhus, Denmark; Salman and the remaining contributors are with the Bahrain National Museum. The volume is distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
