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Decker, Michael D.; Kabus, Karlheinz; Rieg, Frank; Weidermann, Frank; Engelken, Gerhard; Hackenschmidt, Reinhard

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“…The same result has been argued for other regions by Decker, who, using combined textual and archaeobotanical evidence and focusing on four of the crops claimed as part of the "Islamic Agricultural Revolution" -durum wheat, rice, cotton and artichoke -concluded that "Islamic farming structures were built atop earlier Roman and Persian landscapes: these were usurped rather than swept away." 65 The modern literature on Sasanian textile industries has hitherto focused on the production and trade in high-quality silks and the creation of imperial workshops in Susiana at the expense of other fibre crops. 66 However, flax is commonly referred to in the Babylonian Talmud and its cultivation is attested from Pumbadita/Falluja and near Sura, 67 and the use of a water wheel as a lift for the cultivation of flax fields at Veh Ardashir is mentioned in another passage.…”

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Merv, an archaeological case-study from the northeastern frontier of the Sasanian Empire

Simpson

2014

Journal of Ancient History

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This paper re-examines some of the latest archaeological evidence from Merv, beginning with the oasis, followed by the city and finally with aspects of the urban economy. It concludes with a brief exploration of how this cumulative evidence matches that from some other regions of the Sasanian Empire, including frontier regions such as Gorgan, and the Mesopotamian heartlands, and argues that cross-regional archaeological comparison throws new light on how the Sasanian state effectively managed its resources.Locally struck coins indicate that Merv must have been taken by the Sasanians during the latter part of the reign of Ardashir I (r. c. 220-240). 3 The Ka'abah of Zoroaster at Naqsh-i Rustam makes it clear that by the time of Shapur I (r. 240-273), Merv and its hinterland were firmly within the Sasanian Empire, and coins continued to be struck there throughout the following four centuries. 4 Its location connected it not only with Iran, but also with its traditional partner regions of Bactria and Transoxiana. It must have served as an important information-gathering point and, from a military perspective, it acted as a stronghold and forward base for Sasanian campaigns beyond the eastern frontier. This aspect became clear during the wars against the Kidarite and Hephthalite Huns over most of the fifth century, and it was to resume this role when it became a springboard for Arab-led armies entering Central Asia.Against this background, this paper re-examines some of the latest archaeological evidence from Merv, beginning with that from the oasis, followed by results of excavations within the city and evidence for aspects of the urban economy. It concludes with a brief exploration of how this cumulative evidence matches that from some other regions of the Sasanian Empire, including frontier regions such as the Gorgan plain of northeast Iran, and the Mesopotamian heartlands to the far west, and argues that cross-regional archaeological comMerv, an archaeological case-study from the northeastern frontier

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confidence: 99%