Les mines de la péninsule Arabique d’après les auteurs arabes (VIIe - XIIe siècles)

During the Islamic period, the principal metal resources were situated in eastern Iran, in Afghanistan, in Spain and in the Maghreb. However, the Arabic geographical texts and the archaeological research show that the Arabian peninsula was also rich in mines. In this way, the rich gold‑mining Hijâz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Audrey Peli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre Français d’Archéologie et de Sciences Sociales de Sanaa 1993-01-01
Series:Arabian Humanities
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/cy/1176