Geological Setting, Palaeoenvironment and Archaeology of the Red Sea
Geological Setting, Palaeoenvironment and Archaeology of the Red Sea

Author: Najeeb M.A. Rasul

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-12-05

Total Pages: 788

ISBN-13: 3319994085

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This book gathers invited contributions from active researchers to provide an up-to-date overview of the geological setting of the Red Sea. It discusses aspects ranging from historical information to modern research in the Red Sea, and presents findings from rapidly advancing, emerging fields. This semi-enclosed young ocean basin provides a unique opportunity to study the development of passive continental margins in order to examine the current status of that region. In addition to studies on the Sea itself, it includes those from related fields on the littoral zone. The book is of interest to geoscientists and non-specialists alike.

The Southern Arabia - [History]
The Southern Arabia - [History]

Author: MEENACHISUNDARAM.M

Publisher: MS SOFTWARE LABORATORIES

Published: 2024-09-04

Total Pages: 513

ISBN-13:

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Title: THE SOUTHERN ARABIA Author: M. Meenachi Sundaram [Translator] TABLE OF CONTENTS Title: SOUTHERN ARABIA.. 2 THE SOUTHERN ARABIA.. 4 CHAPTER I: MANAMAH AND MOHAREK. 4 CHAPTER II: THE MOUNDS OF ALI 22 CHAPTER III: OUR VISIT TO RUFA'A.. 38 MASKAT. 54 CHAPTER IV: SOME HISTORICAL FACTS ABOUT OMAN.. 54 CHAPTER V: MASKAT AND THE OUTSKIRTS. 74 THE HADHRAMOUT. 84 CHAPTER VI: MAKALLA.. 84 CHAPTER VII: OUR DEPARTURE INTO THE INTERIOR. 96 CHAPTER VIII: THE AKABA.. 104 CHAPTER IX: THROUGH WADI KASR. 116 CHAPTER X: OUR SOJOURN AT KOTON.. 132 CHAPTER XI: THE WADI SER AND KABR SALEH.. 149 CHAPTER XII: THE CITY OF SHIBAHM... 168 CHAPTER XIII: FAREWELL TO THE SULTAN OF SHIBAHM... 192 CHAPTER XIV: HARASSED BY OUR GUIDES. 209 CHAPTER XV: RETRIBUTION FOR OUR FOES. 236 CHAPTER XVI: COASTING EASTWARD BY LAND.. 249 CHAPTER XVII: COASTING WESTWARD BY SEA.. 261 DHOFAR AND THE GARA MOUNTAINS. 269 CHAPTER XVIII: MERBAT AND AL HAFA.. 269 CHAPTER XIX: THE GARA TRIBE. 288 CHAPTER XX: THE GARA MOUNTAINS. 303 CHAPTER XXI: THE IDENTIFICATION OF ABYSSAPOLIS. 317 CHAPTER XXII: SAILING FROM KOSSEIR TO ADEN.. 328 AN AFRICAN INTERLUDE: THE EASTERN SOUDAN.. 340 CHAPTER XXIII: COASTING ALONG THE RED SEA.. 340 CHAPTER XXIV: HALAIB AND SAWAKIN KADIM... 352 CHAPTER XXV: INLAND FROM MERSA HALAIB. 358 CHAPTER XXVI: MOHAMMED GOL. 366 CHAPTER XXVII: 'DANCING ON TOM TIDDLER'S GROUND, PICKING UP GOLD' 371 CHAPTER XXVIII: BEHIND THE JEBEL ERBA.. 387 THE MAHRI ISLAND OF SOKOTRA.. 407 CHAPTER XXIX: KALENZIA.. 407 CHAPTER XXX: ERIOSH AND KADHOUP. 419 CHAPTER XXXI: TAMARIDA OR HADIBO.. 428 CHAPTER XXXII: WE DEPART FOR THE LAND'S END—i.e. RAS MOMI 440 CHAPTER XXXIII: MOUNT HAGHIER AND FEREGHET. 448 CHAPTER XXXIV: BACK TO THE OCEAN.. 463 BELED FADHLI AND BELED YAFEI 473 CHAPTER XXXV: EXPERIENCES WITH THE YAFEI SULTAN.. 473 CHAPTER XXXVI: AMONG THE FADHLI 489 CHAPTER XXXVII: FROM THE PLAIN OF MIS'HAL TO THE SEA.. 501 ABOUT THE AUTHOR. 512 THE SOUTHERN ARABIA CHAPTER I: MANAMAH AND MOHAREK The first Arabian journey that we undertook was in 1889, when we visited the Islands of Bahrein in the Persian Gulf; we were attracted by stories of mysterious mounds, and we proposed to see what we could find inside them, hoping, as turned out to be the fact, that we should discover traces of Phœnician remains. The search for traces of an old world takes an excavator now and again into strange corners of the new. Out of the ground he may extract treasures, or he may not—that is not our point here—out of the inhabitants and their strange ways he is sure, whether he likes it or not, to extract a great deal, and it is with this branch of an excavator's life we are now going to deal. We thought we were on the track of Phœnician remains and our interest in our work was like the fingers of an aneroid, subject to sudden changes, but at the same time we had perpetually around us a quaint, unknown world of the present, more pleasing to most people than anything pertaining to the past. The group of islands known as Bahrein (dual form of Bahr, i.e. two seas) lies in a bay of the same name in the Persian Gulf, about twenty miles off the coast of El Hasa in Arabia.

Seashells of Southern Florida
Seashells of Southern Florida

Author: Paula M. Mikkelsen

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-11-09

Total Pages: 947

ISBN-13: 0691239452

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Located where the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea converge, the Florida Keys are distinctive for their rich and varied marine fauna. The Keys are home to nearly sixty taxonomic families of bivalves such as clams and mussels--roughly half the world's bivalve family diversity. The first in a series of three volumes on the molluscan fauna of the Keys and adjacent regions, Seashells of Southern Florida: Bivalves provides a comprehensive treatment of these bivalves, and also serves as a comparative anatomical guide to bivalve diversity worldwide. Paula Mikkelsen and Rüdiger Bieler cover more than three hundred species of bivalves, including clams, scallops, oysters, mussels, shipworms, jewel boxes, tellins, and many lesser-known groups. For each family they select an exemplar species and illustrate its shell and anatomical features in detail. They describe habitat and other relevant information, and accompany each species account with high-resolution shell photographs of other family members. Text and images combine to present species--to family-level characteristics in a complete way never before seen. The book includes fifteen hundred mostly color photographs and images of shells, underwater habitats, bivalves in situ, original anatomical and hinge drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and unique transparent--shell illustrations with major organ systems color-coded and clearly shown. Seashells of Southern Florida: Bivalves is the most complete guide to subtropical bivalves available. It is an essential tool for students and teachers of molluscan diversity and systematics, and an indispensable identification guide for collectors, scuba divers, naturalists, environmental consultants, and natural-resource managers.

The Red Sea
The Red Sea

Author: Najeeb M.A. Rasul

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-04-02

Total Pages: 627

ISBN-13: 3662452014

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This book presents a broad overview of the current state of knowledge regarding the Red Sea, from its geological formation and oceanographic development to the environmental influences on its ecology and the changes it is experiencing due to the rapid development of its coastlines and role as one of the world’s major transport routes. The book gathers invited contributions from researchers with an interest in the geology, geophysics, oceanography and environment of the Red Sea, while also providing comprehensive new data and a complete review of the literature. It will be of interest not only to researchers actively studying the sea and its surroundings, but will also appeal to all those involved in planning and managing the Red Sea, its environment, its resources and the countries which rely on its existence.

The Shell Money of the Slave Trade
The Shell Money of the Slave Trade

Author: Jan Hogendorn

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-09-18

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780521541107

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A study of the role of cowrie-shell money in West African trade, particularly the slave trade.

The Evolution of the Dragon
The Evolution of the Dragon

Author: G. Elliot Smith, M.A., M.D., F.R.S.

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-12-28

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1988297672

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The dragon has always been a mysterious creature that has captivated young and old people for hundreds of years. In this work the history of the dragon and where the story emerged from come to light. Delving into the ancient stories all over the world the descriptions and influence the story of the dragon had on the ancient cultures will enlighten anyone's thinking on this topic.