Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity

Abstract Cotton (Gossypium sp.), a plant of tropical and sub-tropical origin, appeared at several sites on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the 1st mill. BCE-beginning of the 1st mill. CE. Its spread into this non-native, arid environment is emblematic of the trade dynamics that took place at thi...

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Autores principales:	Saskia E. Ryan, Vladimir Dabrowski, Arnaud Dapoigny, Caroline Gauthier, Eric Douville, Margareta Tengberg, Céline Kerfant, Michel Mouton, Xavier Desormeau, Camille Noûs, Antoine Zazzo, Charlène Bouchaud
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2a030ef1de3944e48bb05b52d1f8b3202021-12-02T14:12:09ZStrontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity10.1038/s41598-020-79675-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2a030ef1de3944e48bb05b52d1f8b3202021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79675-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Cotton (Gossypium sp.), a plant of tropical and sub-tropical origin, appeared at several sites on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the 1st mill. BCE-beginning of the 1st mill. CE. Its spread into this non-native, arid environment is emblematic of the trade dynamics that took place at this pivotal point in human history. Due to its geographical location, the Arabian Peninsula is connected to both the Indian and African trading spheres, making it complex to reconstruct the trans-continental trajectories of plant diffusion into and across Arabia in Antiquity. Key questions remain pertaining to: (1) provenance, i.e. are plant remains of local or imported origin and (2) the precise timing of cotton arrival and spread. The ancient site of Mleiha, located in modern-day United Arab Emirates, is a rare and significant case where rich archaeobotanical remains dating to the Late Pre-Islamic period (2nd–3rd c. CE), including cotton seeds and fabrics, have been preserved in a burned-down fortified building. To better understand the initial trade and/or production of cotton in this region, strontium isotopes of leached, charred cotton remains are used as a powerful tracer and the results indicate that the earliest cotton finds did not originate from the Oman Peninsula, but were more likely sourced from further afield, with the north-western coast of India being an isotopically compatible provenance. Identifying the presence of such imported cotton textiles and seeds in southeastern Arabia is significant as it is representative of the early diffusion of the crop in the region, later to be grown extensively in local oases.Saskia E. RyanVladimir DabrowskiArnaud DapoignyCaroline GauthierEric DouvilleMargareta TengbergCéline KerfantMichel MoutonXavier DesormeauCamille NoûsAntoine ZazzoCharlène BouchaudNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Saskia E. Ryan Vladimir Dabrowski Arnaud Dapoigny Caroline Gauthier Eric Douville Margareta Tengberg Céline Kerfant Michel Mouton Xavier Desormeau Camille Noûs Antoine Zazzo Charlène Bouchaud Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
description	Abstract Cotton (Gossypium sp.), a plant of tropical and sub-tropical origin, appeared at several sites on the Arabian Peninsula at the end of the 1st mill. BCE-beginning of the 1st mill. CE. Its spread into this non-native, arid environment is emblematic of the trade dynamics that took place at this pivotal point in human history. Due to its geographical location, the Arabian Peninsula is connected to both the Indian and African trading spheres, making it complex to reconstruct the trans-continental trajectories of plant diffusion into and across Arabia in Antiquity. Key questions remain pertaining to: (1) provenance, i.e. are plant remains of local or imported origin and (2) the precise timing of cotton arrival and spread. The ancient site of Mleiha, located in modern-day United Arab Emirates, is a rare and significant case where rich archaeobotanical remains dating to the Late Pre-Islamic period (2nd–3rd c. CE), including cotton seeds and fabrics, have been preserved in a burned-down fortified building. To better understand the initial trade and/or production of cotton in this region, strontium isotopes of leached, charred cotton remains are used as a powerful tracer and the results indicate that the earliest cotton finds did not originate from the Oman Peninsula, but were more likely sourced from further afield, with the north-western coast of India being an isotopically compatible provenance. Identifying the presence of such imported cotton textiles and seeds in southeastern Arabia is significant as it is representative of the early diffusion of the crop in the region, later to be grown extensively in local oases.
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author	Saskia E. Ryan Vladimir Dabrowski Arnaud Dapoigny Caroline Gauthier Eric Douville Margareta Tengberg Céline Kerfant Michel Mouton Xavier Desormeau Camille Noûs Antoine Zazzo Charlène Bouchaud
author_facet	Saskia E. Ryan Vladimir Dabrowski Arnaud Dapoigny Caroline Gauthier Eric Douville Margareta Tengberg Céline Kerfant Michel Mouton Xavier Desormeau Camille Noûs Antoine Zazzo Charlène Bouchaud
author_sort	Saskia E. Ryan
title	Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
title_short	Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
title_full	Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
title_fullStr	Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
title_full_unstemmed	Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity
title_sort	strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern arabia and india during antiquity
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/2a030ef1de3944e48bb05b52d1f8b320
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Strontium isotope evidence for a trade network between southeastern Arabia and India during Antiquity

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