Banqueting in a Northern Arabian Oasis

A Nabataean Triclinium at Dûmat al-Jandal, Saudi Arabia

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15914730
AutoresGuillaume Charloux (0000-0003-0051-7803, Orient & Méditerranée, autor de correspondencia), Charlène Bouchaud (0000-0002-1318-027X, Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique), Caroline Durand (0000-0001-6464-0638, Institut français du Proche-Orient), Hervé Monchot (0000-0003-1458-0758, Orient & Méditerranée), Ariane Thomas (Louvre)
Año2016
Volumen375
Páginas13-34
Fecha de publicación2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062
EditorialUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5615/bullamerschoorie.375.0013
OpenAlexW2374341310
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas4

A large U-shaped building made of stones discovered in 2011 at the top of a promontory in Dûmat al-Jandal (modern Dumat, Saudi Arabia) is interpreted as a vast freestanding open-air Nabataean triclinium. Radiocarbon dating and pottery readings set the main occupation of this triclinium during a relatively short period, between the late first century b.c. and the late first century/early second century a.d. Excavation of the structure reveals pottery dishes and fireplaces regularly distributed throughout the occupation surface. Multidisciplinary studies of the archaeological material (pottery, bone, and plant remains) provide an opportunity to focus on the activities carried out within this type of cultic structure. By comparing the data with that of other studies undertaken in similar Nabataean triclinia found in Petra, Jordan, and Hegra, Saudi Arabia, in particular, this article seeks to give new insights into the question of “ritual meals.” Moreover, this discovery of a first typical Nabataean building in Dûmat al-Jandal confirms Nabataean control over trade routes north of the Arabian Peninsula at the turn of the Christian era

Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Geography · Peninsula · Period (music · Pottery · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Medieval History and Crusades