La Péninsule d'Oman de la fin de l'Age du Fer au début de la période sassanide (250 av. - 350 ap. JC)

The decline of eastern Arabia in the Sasanian period

“…It is dated to the third/fourth centuries by comparison with Mouton's céramique noire épaisse from Ed-Dur (141), but the fact is that céramique noire épaisse does not occur at all in Mouton's third-/fourth-century ''PIR D'' phase at Ed-Dur and is confined instead to the PIR C phase (first/second AD) and earlier. Whilst the closely related céramique grise does occur in the later period, it is only found at that time without the ridged decoration that is characteristic of the Abu Dhabi sherds (142). The Abu Dhabi sites are probably therefore at least a century or two earlier than stated.…”

“…It can be said that such wares do not equate with those published at the three Mesopotamian sites cited or, indeed, from sites in Arabia with known Sasanian-period levels such as Ed-Dur and Kush (147). In fact the incised ''chalky yellow buff'' ware sounds very similar to the white wares that are ubiquitous during the Islamic period, especially the later Islamic period (148), the ''tan chocolate chip'' sounds similar to a late Islamic ware known from Ras al-Khaimah (149), and it is possible that the ''fine orange wares'' are related to northeast Arabian red ware (150). By contrast, it is important to note the absence amongst the EPS material of Sasanian-period coarse wares that are common at Ed-Dur and Kush, despite the fact that many parallels are to be found between the pottery from these two areas in earlier periods (151).…”

“…In fact the incised ''chalky yellow buff'' ware sounds very similar to the white wares that are ubiquitous during the Islamic period, especially the later Islamic period (148), the ''tan chocolate chip'' sounds similar to a late Islamic ware known from Ras al-Khaimah (149), and it is possible that the ''fine orange wares'' are related to northeast Arabian red ware (150). By contrast, it is important to note the absence amongst the EPS material of Sasanian-period coarse wares that are common at Ed-Dur and Kush, despite the fact that many parallels are to be found between the pottery from these two areas in earlier periods (151). The absence of Fine Orange Painted Ware from the EPS sites is also notable: this distinctive and ubiquitous Sasanian-period ware finds its way as far north as Qala'at al-Bahrain and to Bushire on the Iranian coast, and south to Qana' in Yemen (152), so its complete absence from Sasanian-period sites on this part of the Arabian coast is difficult to explain.…”

“…These glazed carinated bowls are a problematic form: similar shapes exist in the Hellenistic/Parthian period (202) but alsomore significantly in the present context -they are the most common glazed form in all the known eighth-century assemblages from the Gulf such as Hulaylah Area D, al-Qusur and Kush Period III (203). Interestingly, they do not seem to have been used in the intermediate centuries, as is suggested by their absence from Mouton's PIR C and D periods at Ed-Dur (first-fourth century AD) and the Kush Period I and II assemblages (fifth-seventh century THE DECLINE OF EASTERN ARABIA IN THE SASANIAN PERIOD AD) (204). In fact the Hellenistic form is normally slightly more pronounced and vertical that the eighth-century version, but there is considerable variability and it is easy to confuse the two.…”

The Rise of Sea-Fish Consumption in Inland Flanders, Belgium

“…1) has been excavated since 1986 by the French archaeological mission in Sharjah (UAE). Its occupation started in the late third century BC and continued until the middle of the third century AD (Mouton 2008). In order to understand the process of abandonment of the site, the remains preserved in area H, identified as belonging to the final phase of the site (period PIR.D, second-mid-third century AD), were explored during the 2010 and 2011 seasons.…”