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On the Roads of Arabia: Itineraries by Land and Sea

Sur les routes d’Arabie : itinéraires terrestres et maritimes

From the Bronze Age to the Islamic Period

De l’âge du bronze à la période islamique

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Published on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Abstract

The aim of the symposium is to study the overland and maritime routes of the Arabian Peninsula and the exchanges they made possible, through archaeology, history, philology, religion and life sciences. This topic will be addressed in the longue durée, from the Bronze Age to the Islamic period. The symposium will also examine the networks of exchanges with border regions such as the Indian subcontinent, the Horn of Africa and Egypt, as well as the empires of the Ancient Near East, and the Greek and Roman empires.

Announcement

Argument

The inter-university association Routes de l’Orient, in partnership with the Institut du Monde Arabe and Archaïos, is organizing an international symposium entitled “On the Roads of Arabia: Itineraries by Land and Sea”, to be held at the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris) on the 12th, 13th and 14th December.The aim of the symposium is to study the overland and maritime routes of the Arabian Peninsula and the exchanges they made possible, through archaeology, history, philology, religion and life sciences. This topic will be addressed in the longue durée, from the Bronze Age to the Islamic period. The symposium will also examine the networks of exchanges with border regions such as the Indian subcontinent, the Horn of Africa and Egypt, as well as the empires of the Ancient Near East, and the Greek and Roman empires.

This wide-ranging, interdisciplinary and diachronic theme, will be of interest to researchers, lecturers and doctoral students from various international institutions. This symposium is also intended as a meeting place for senior scholars, young researchers and students. It will encourage exchanges between disciplines, in line with current scientific methodologies. We invite papers from archaeologists, historians, art historians, epigraphists, ceramologists, philologists, ethnologists, anthropologists, biologists, archaeozoologists and others. In this way, we hope to provide a comprehensive overview of the movement of goods and people across the Arabian Peninsula from the Bronze Age to the Islamic period. During the three days of the symposium, the following themes will be addressed:

  • The structures associated with land and sea routes: caravanserais, roads, post houses, trading posts and ports, etc. This theme focuses on the archaeological study of the structures necessary for the movementof goods and people;
  • The actors involved in the movement of goods in and around the Arabian Peninsula: traders, buyers, patrons, producers, travelers, camels, etc. From the production of goods to their transport, from the reception of travelers to the financing of expeditions, this theme will explore the identity and function of the actors involved in these commercial, cultural and religious flows;
  • Pilgrimage routes: ancient and Islamic pilgrimages. From pre-Islamic sanctuaries to religious practices in the trading outposts of the 1st millennium, from the Darb Zubayda to the Hijaz railway, this theme looks at pilgrimage routes and the practices of pilgrims;
  • From coastal shipping to navigation on the high seas: maritime routes, pilots and nautical knowledge. This theme looks at the use of maritime spaces as a means of spreading goods and cultures;
  • Circulation of goods, materials and techniques: dissemination and exchange of know-how and raw materials. This theme seeks to better understand the spread of certain craft techniques, chaînes opératoires, raw materials and finished products such as ceramics, metallurgy and glass;
  • Leaving one’s imprint, quantifying goods or making a dedication: linguistic and epigraphic diffusion. This theme seeks to understand the linguistic circulation in the Arabian Peninsula.

The proceedings of this conference will be published digitally in a special issue of our journal Routes de l’Orient.

Scientific Committee

  • Dr. Nasser Al-Jahwari - Sultan Qaboos University
  • Dr. Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani - The Royal Commission for AlUla
  • Dr. Julie Bonnéric - Institut Français du Proche-Orient
  • Mme. Marianne Cotty - Musée du Louvre
  • Dr. Jessica Giraud - Archaïos
  • Dr. Marta Luciani - Universität Wien
  • Dr. Laïla Nehmé - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Dr. Seth Priestman - Durham University
  • Dr. Jérôme Rohmer - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Dr. Irene Rossi - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
  • Dr. Jérémie Schiettecatte - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Organizing Committee

  • Josselin Pinot - Université Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne - CNRS
  • Dr. Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon - Archaïos - CEFREPA

Registrartion

https://www.surlesroutesdarabie.com/ 

Program

Thursday 12 december 2024

8h30 welcome coffee inscription

9h15 introduction : symposium subjects and themes

  • Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon - Professeure invitée à l’Université de Lausanne, chercheuse à Archaïos et chercheuse associée au CEFREPA
  • Josselin Pinot - Doctorant à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UMR 7041 – ArScAn-VEPMO), ingénieur d’études au CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée) et chercheur à Archaïos

9h30 introductive conference

  • The men of Dedan were thy merchants»: trade and exchange at the ancient oasis settlement of Dadan (northwest Arabia), from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity
    Jérôme Rohmer, chargé de recherche au CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée)

Theme 1 : structures inherent to itineraries by land and by sea

Moderators : Maria Paola Pellegrino, chercheuse à Archaïos, & Kaïna Rointru, doctorante à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UMR 8215 - Trajectoires)

  • 10H00 Presence and practices of the Minaeans on the incense road. New insights from the oasis of AlUla
    Josselin Pinot, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UMR 7041 – ArScAn-VEPMO), CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée), Archaïos
  • 10H30 Piste caravanière, sanctuaire nabatéen et militaires romains : deux campagnes sur le « caravansérail » du Wadi Sabra (Pétra, Jordanie)
    Nicolas Paridaens, Université Libre de Bruxelles, & Laurent Tholbecq, Université Libre de Bruxelles

11H00 Coffee break (30 mn)

  • 11H30 A possible station or settlement on a Pre-Islamic trans-Arabian sub-road, north of Riyadh (Central Arabia)
    Mohammed A. Alsubaie, Durham University, King Saud University
  • 12H00 Résidences, forts, caravansérails : déterminer la nature des structures sur le Darb Zubayda (VIIIe-Xe siècles)
    Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon, UNIL, Archaïos et CEFREPA

12H30 Lunch break (1h30)

Theme 2 : actors of circulations in the arabian peninsula and its periphery

Moderators : Guillaume Charloux, ingénieur de recherche au CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée) & Kilian Moreau, doctorant à Sorbonne Université

  • 14H00 The Omani Empire: A Journey of Passion from Makran to Zanzibar
    Beatrice Nicolini, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
  • 14H30 A critical incident of a Sabaean traveller on his voyage by sea to the city of Aden
    Mohammed Maraqten, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Research Center Corpus Coranicum
  • 15H00 Along the frankincense road: movement of people and goods in Southwestern Arabia during the Iron Age
    Silvia Lischi, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford

15H30 Coffee break (30 mn)

  • 16H00 The economic topography of pre-Islamic State-Christianities in the late antique Red Sea
    Valentina Grasso, Historical Studies Program, Bard College
  • 16H30 «They May Crush My Body, but They Will Not Be Able to Crush My Spirit»: Long Distance Trade in Times of Global Interaction
    Yifat Thareani, New York University Tel Aviv.

17h30 closure

Friday 13 december 2024

Theme 3 – part 1 : trade and merchant networks

Moderatos : Laïla Nehmé, directrice de recherche au CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée) & Josselin Pinot, Université Paris 1 Panthéon – Sorbonne (UMR 7041 - ArScAn-VEPMO), CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée), Archaïos

  • 9H Unveiling the complexity of trading networks in southeastern Arabia (late 2nd millennium B.C.E. - first centuries A.D.): insight from the collective graves of Abraq 2 (Umm al-Quwain, U.A.E.)
    Maria Paola Pellegrino, Archaïos, Michele Degli Esposti, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
    Enrica Tagliamonte, University of Geneve, Zuzanna Wygnanska, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
    Dominika Majchrzak, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • 9H30 Exchange in Eastern Arabia during the Iron Age Period (c. 1300-300 BC): Some Reflections about Trade in the Gulf
    Carlos Fernández Rodríguez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
  • 10H00 Copper and Soft-Stone from Ancient Magan: Geographic and Materials Analysis of Ancient Trade Networks
    Michael J. Harrower, Johns Hopkins University
    John L. Shannon, Johns Hopkins University
    Hélène David-Cuny, CEFREPA
    Paige E. Paulsen, Johns Hopkins University
    Ioana A. Dumitru, The University of Sydney
    Smiti Nathan-Staudt, Anthico
    Alexander J. Sivitskis, Teton Science Schools
    Amir Zaribaf, The University of Sydney
    Joseph W. Lehner, The  University of Sydney

10H30 Coffee break (30mn)

  • 11H00 Mapping Incense Culture at the End of the Iron Age to the Beginning of Late Antique: The Typology, Lexicography, and Taxonomy of Incense Burners, ‘Aromatics of All Kinds,’ and Gum Resins from Arabia
    William Zimmerle, New York University Abu Dhabi
  • 11H30 A new map of trading Arabia in the 3rd century BC
    Mounir Arbach, CNRS (UMR 5133 - Archéorient), Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, Université Lumière Lyon 2
  • 12H00 Crossroads of belief? A 1st century shrine at Tell Abraq between India, Caracene, and Arabia
    Michele Degli Esposti, Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences

12H30 Lunch break (1h30)

Theme 3 – part 2 : circulation of goods, materials and techniques

Moderators : Julien Charbonnier, chercheur à Archaïos, & Cassandra Furstos, doctorante à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

  • 14H00 Al-Faw: Trade and Crossculturation from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity
    Juan de Lara, Khalili Research Centre, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford
  • 14H30 Exchange networks in the al-‘Ula (AlUla) region in the longue-durée
    Francelin Tourtet, CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient et Méditerranée), Archaïos
    Mustafa Ahmad, German Archaeological Institute - Orient Department / Goethe-University Frankfurt
    Yasemin Akıncı, Ankara University, Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology Department; for Teos Heritage, Izmir
    Caroline Durand, CNRS (UMR 5189 - HiSoMa)
    Cassandra Furstos, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Archaïos
    Yvonne Gerber, Department of Ancient Civilizations, University of Basel
    Nolwenn Guedeau, Aix-Marseille University, LA3M, ED 355, CNRS, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, BCDSS, Islamic Archaeology Research Unit, BIGS-OAS; for Teos Heritage, Izmir
    Celil Samet Harmandar, independent archaeologist; for Teos Heritage, Izmir
    Julie Monchamp, CNRS (UMR 5648 - Ciham)
    Maria Paola Pellegrino, Archaïos
    Pr. Andrew Petersen, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
    Josselin Pinot, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UMR 7041 ArScAn-VEPMO), CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient et Méditerranée), Archaïos, & Shadi Shabo CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient et Méditerranée)
  • 15H00 Vent de graines et lancer de bûches sur l’Arabie
    Vladimir Dabrowski, Laboratoire de Géographique Physique (LGP / UMR 8591), LabEx DynamiTe, UPE, Paris 1, CNRS
    Elora Chambraud, MNHN-CNRS (UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique : Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements)
    Charlène Bouchaud, MNHN-CNRS (UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique : Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements)
    Saskia Ryan, MNHN-CNRS (UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique : Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements)

15H30 Coffee break (30 mn)

  • 16H00 Crossroads of Culture: Ceramic Circulation and Cultural Dynamics at Qurh/al-Mabiyat, Northwest Arabia
    Mustafa Ahmad, German Archaeological Institute - Orient Department / Goethe-University Frankfurt
  • 16H30 Les routes : corridors d’exploitation des ressources minières de la péninsule Arabique aux débuts de l’Islam (VIIe-Xe siècles)
    Guillaume Chung-To, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ED112 – CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée)
  • 17H00 ‘Imperial leather:’ reconfiguring commerce and distribution in the western Indian Ocean, c. 1850-1918
    Itamar Toussia Cohen, University of Oxford

18H30 Public conference : « Routes d’Arabie », du Louvre à l’IMA, 2010-2024, une archéologie de la route en constante évolution
Laïla Nehmé, directrice de recherche au CNRS (UMR 8167 - Orient & Méditerranée)

20h00 cocktail

Saturday 14 december 2024

Theme 4 – part 1 : on the road of pilgrimage during the islamic period

Moderators : Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon, UNIL, Archaïos, CEFREPA, & Guillaume Chung-To, doctorant à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne

  • 9H30 The Early Abbasid Patronage of the Meccan Sanctuary: The Darb Zubayda and Beyond
    Mehdy Shaddel, Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, Aga Khan University London
  • 10H00 Interactions along the Darb Zubayda: An exploration based on new discoveries from the pilgrim way-station at al-Aqiq, Taif Governorate, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
    Peter J. Brown, Honorary Fellow, Department of Archaeology, Durham University
    Ajab Al-Otibi, Heritage Commission of Saudi Arabia
    Mashael Al-Dughailbi, Heritage Commission of Saudi Arabia
    Mishal Al-Khudaydi, Heritage Commission of Saudi Arabia

10H30 Coffee break (30mn)

  • 11H00 Qurh/Al-Mabiyat (Saudi Arabia) – Exploring the urban layout of a main pilgrimage stop during the Early – Middle Islamic Period
    Ulrike Siegel, German Archaeological Institute - Orient Department / Goethe-University Frankfurt
  • 11H30 Reconstituer les itinéraires de la route médiévale du hajj syrien : le projet Harmhajj
    Elodie Vigouroux, Université Lumière Lyon 2 (UMR 5648 - CIHAM), IFPO, & Jules Jacquemet-Payrastre, Université Lumière Lyon 2 (UMR 5648 - CIHAM)
  • 12H00 Sur les routes d’Arabie: un itinéraire terrestre portugais de la Bibliothèque Vaticane (1565)
    Dejanirah Couto, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Études, Section des sciences historiques et philologiques

12H30 Lunch break (1h30)

Theme 4 – part 2 : On the road of pilgrimage during the islamic period

Moderators : Wissam Halawi, Professeur, Université de Lausanne, & Alexia Rosak, doctorante à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Archaïos

  • 14H00 The Syrian Hajj Route during the early Ottoman Period
    Andrew Petersen, Bradford University, Department of Archaeology and Forensic Sciences
  • 14H30 A Headmaster on the Hajj: Environment, Railways, and Spirituality in the Hijaz and Palestine, 1912
    Ayah Aboelela, Northeastern University, Boston
  • 15H00 En route vers La Mecque. Enjeux symboliques des itinéraires du hajj à l’époque contemporaine
    Luc Chantre, Université Rennes 2, CEFREPA

Theme 5 : sea itineraries and resources

Moderators : Solène Marion de Procé, chercheuse à Archaïos, & Romy Vartin, doctorante à l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon - Sorbonne

  • 15H30 Des poissons et des coquillages dans le désert et les montagnes d’Arabie, du transport à leur utilisation. État des lieux de la question
    Kévin Lidour, Département de la Culture et du Tourisme Abu Dhabi ; UMR 7041 - ArScAn & MNHN-CNRS (UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique : Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements)
    Anaïs Marrast, MNHN-CNRS (UMR 7209 - Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique : Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements)
    Hervé Monchot, Sorbonne Université (UMR 8167 - Orient et Méditerranée), CEFREPA
  • 16H00 Sailing the Red Sea: Medieval ships to Arabia
    Dionisius Agius, University of Exeter

16H30 Coffee break (30 mn)

  • 17H00 The Khawajas: A West Asian connection in the Indian Ocean (1350-1500)
    Francisco Apellániz, Università di Napoli L’Orientale
  • 17H30 The Umm Lajj Shipwreck: Its Route and the Trade of Chinese Porcelain in the Red Sea Region
    Chiara Visconti, Università di Napoli L’Orientale & Chiara Zazzaro, Università di Napoli L’Orientale

18h00 - conclusion

Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon, UNIL, Archaïos, CEFREPA & Josselin Pinot, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UMR 7041 – ArScAn-VEPMO), CNRS (UMR 8167 Orient & Méditerranée), Archaïos

Places

  • Institut du Monde arabe - Salle du Haut Conseil, 9e étage - 1, rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard
    Paris, France (75005)

Event attendance modalities

Full on-site event


Date(s)

  • Thursday, December 12, 2024
  • Friday, December 13, 2024
  • Saturday, December 14, 2024

Keywords

  • arabie, archéologie, histoire, route, itinéraire terrestre, itinéraire maritime, circulation, antiquité, période préislamique, période islamique

Contact(s)

  • Josselin Pinot
    courriel : surlesroutesdarabie [at] gmail [dot] com

Information source

  • Kilian Moreau
    courriel : routesdelorient [at] gmail [dot] com

License

CC-BY-4.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0 International - CC BY 4.0 .

To cite this announcement

Josselin Pinot, Sterenn Le Maguer-Gillon, « On the Roads of Arabia: Itineraries by Land and Sea », Conference, symposium, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, https://doi.org/10.58079/12q1j

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