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Article Dans Une Revue Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy Année : 2008

A new map of Qâni’ (Yemen)

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Qâni’, the main seaport for the export of goods from South Arabia, was founded by the Hadramawt kingdom in the first century BC. A geomorphological survey and a general surface reconnaissance of Qâni’ have revealed a new image of the site. Originally a royal entrepôt in a fortress on an ancient island, separated from the mainland by a silted channel lined with a mangrove forest, Qâni’ gradually grew and spread around the beach fronting the mooring place of the trade ships that arrived by sea. Sacred spaces, cemeteries, dwellings and trade quarters appear to be well-defined areas forming a real town within the limits imposed by the surrounding sea.

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hal-03840315 , version 1 (05-11-2022)

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Michel Mouton, Paul Sanlaville, Joël Suire. A new map of Qâni’ (Yemen). Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, 2008, 19 (2), pp.198-209. ⟨10.1111/j.1600-0471.2008.00294.x⟩. ⟨hal-03840315⟩
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