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: Received: 25 October 2024 / Approved: 28 October 2024 / Online: 29 October 2024 (04:57:45 CET)
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Connan, J.; P., P. S.; H., E. M.; M., Z. A.; H., G. E.; S, A.-J. N. Origin and function of bitumen coated torpedo jars from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman. Preprints2024, 2024102158. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2158.v1
Connan, J.; P., P. S.; H., E. M.; M., Z. A.; H., G. E.; S, A.-J. N. Origin and function of bitumen coated torpedo jars from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman. Preprints 2024, 2024102158. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2158.v1
Connan, J.; P., P. S.; H., E. M.; M., Z. A.; H., G. E.; S, A.-J. N. Origin and function of bitumen coated torpedo jars from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman. Preprints2024, 2024102158. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2158.v1
APA Style
Connan, J., P., P. S., H., E. M., M., Z. A., H., G. E., & S, A. J. N. (2024). Origin and function of bitumen coated torpedo jars from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2158.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Connan, J., Gazmend Elezi H. and Al-Jahwari Nasser S. 2024 "Origin and function of bitumen coated torpedo jars from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202410.2158.v1
Abstract
Geochemical and isotopic analysis of the bitumen lining of torpedo jar sherds from the Sasanian to early Islamic period fort of Fulayj in Oman confirms the presence of two distinct compositional categories that can be matched to contemporary sources in different areas of southwest Iran. It appears that the bitumen used to line jars was extracted from different geographic areas, hinting at the existence of multiple production locations for this vessel class. On the function of the jars, organic residue analysis provides a positive identification of biomarkers associated with the storage and transport of red wine. These results provide the first published confirmation of the long suspected association between torpedo jars and wine transportation from the core urbanised zone of the Sasanian and early Islamic imperial heartlands towards the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean maritime sphere. The results have added significance as the samples are derived from relatively accurately dated archaeological contexts spanning the period before and after the Islamic conquest.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Organic Chemistry
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