Gold Mining in Arabia and the Rise of the Islamic State
1999 ◽
Vol 42
(3)
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pp. 364-395
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AbstractThe financial and economic strengths of the early Islamic state have been a source of ongoing speculation, causing some scholars to even question medieval Makkah's economic reason to exist. This article explores the role of precious metals - gold and silver - in lending vitality to the economy of Western Arabia in the formative years of the Dar al-Islam . Combining primary source evidence with artifacts and qualitative and quantitative analysis of mining residuals, including carbon 14 dating, it produces evidence suggesting that such metals played a far more significant role in contemporary commerce and industry than has been heretofore generally acknowledged.
2021 ◽
pp. 94-100
2021 ◽
Vol 13
(3)
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pp. 116-133
2020 ◽
Vol 8
(5)
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pp. 4614-4618
2021 ◽
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2012 ◽
Vol 43
(4)
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pp. 612-618
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