Sources of early Islamic silver
Lead Isotope Analysis of Dirhams
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 3397376 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Stephen Merkel (0000-0001-8730-6923, University of Oxford), Jani Oravisjärvi (University of Oxford), Jane Kershaw (0000-0002-2237-6186, University of Oxford, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 97 |
| Número | 396 |
| Páginas | 1564-1580 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Editorial | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2023.165 |
| OpenAlex | W4389241365 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 10 |
| Referencias citadas | 17 |
The expansion of the early Islamic state (c. AD 700-900) was underpinned by the minting of silver coins (dirhams) on an enormous scale. While the wider effects of this coinage have been studied extensively, the sources of silver have attracted less attention and research has relied on literary texts pointing to mines in Arabia and Central Asia. Here, the authors use lead isotope and trace element analyses of more than 100 precisely dated silver coins to provide a geochemical perspective on Islamic silver. The results identify multiple new sources, stretching from Morocco to the Tien Shen, and indicate an Abbasid-period mining boom. These source locations have implications for contemporary geopolitics including on the Islamic-Byzantine frontier
Ancient history · Archaeology · Boom · Byzantine architecture · Frontier · Geopolitics · Islam · Lead (geology) · Political science · TRACE (psycholinguistics) · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Geology · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Obras citantes distintas | 10 |
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| Citas por año | 3,33 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 10 |