RT Article
T1 A Belemnitella mucronata Fossil from Early Islamic Tiberias: New Evidence of Euro-Asian Connections
JF Israel exploration journal
VO 72
IS 2
SP 236
OP 253
A1 Miller, Shulamit
A1 Lewy, Zeev
A1 Amitai-Preiss, Nitzan 1960-
A1 Iamim, Anna
A2 Lewy, Zeev
A2 Amitai-Preiss, Nitzan 1960-
A2 Iamim, Anna
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/183632152X
AB A fossil identified as Belemnitella mucronata was discovered in excavations conducted by Y. Hirschfeld in Tiberias. The fossil originated from Upper Cretaceous chalk formations in northwestern Europe and was found inscribed with a name in Kufic Arabic script. This study analyzes the fossil, its inscription, and the stratigraphic context in which it was found, dating its deposition to the ninth or early tenth century CE. The study further assesses the possible uses of the object, as well as its significance in illuminating trade networks between the Early Islamic Levant and Viking northern Europe.
K1 belemnite fossil
K1 Viking-Abbasid trade
K1 Amulets
K1 materia medica
K1 Tiberias
K1 Early Islamic archaeology