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An early reference to the 3rd millennium graves at Oman. Questions on a spanish manuscript of the 17th century
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En el relato de su viaje a Irán a comienzos del siglo XVII, García de Silva y Figueroa escribió un párrafo que parece ser la primera mención conocida de las construcciones funerarias del III milenio en la Península de Omán. Tan interesante referencia muestra una vez más el valor informativo que la cartografía, los derroteros de navegación y los libros de viaje del pasado prestan a la moderna investigación arqueológica e histórica sobre el Oriente Próximo.Palabras Clave: Arabia antigua, Arqueología de la Península de Omán, tumbas Hafit/Colmena, Silva y Figueroa, viajeros y arqueología en Oriente Próximo. Abstract:In the account of his voyage to Iran at the beginning of the 17th century, García de Silva y Figueroa wrote a paragraph that appears to be the first-known mention of the funeral constructions of the 3rd Millennium in the Oman Peninsula. This interesting reference once again shows how valuable the information found in maps, navigation logs and travel books of the past is for the modern historical and archaeological investigations being made about the Near East.Keywords: Ancient Arabia, Archaeology of the Oman Peninsula, Hafit/Beehive Graves, Silva y Figueroa, travelers and archaeology in the Near East.
Title: An early reference to the 3rd millennium graves at Oman. Questions on a spanish manuscript of the 17th century
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En el relato de su viaje a Irán a comienzos del siglo XVII, García de Silva y Figueroa escribió un párrafo que parece ser la primera mención conocida de las construcciones funerarias del III milenio en la Península de Omán.
Tan interesante referencia muestra una vez más el valor informativo que la cartografía, los derroteros de navegación y los libros de viaje del pasado prestan a la moderna investigación arqueológica e histórica sobre el Oriente Próximo.
Palabras Clave: Arabia antigua, Arqueología de la Península de Omán, tumbas Hafit/Colmena, Silva y Figueroa, viajeros y arqueología en Oriente Próximo.
Abstract:In the account of his voyage to Iran at the beginning of the 17th century, García de Silva y Figueroa wrote a paragraph that appears to be the first-known mention of the funeral constructions of the 3rd Millennium in the Oman Peninsula.
This interesting reference once again shows how valuable the information found in maps, navigation logs and travel books of the past is for the modern historical and archaeological investigations being made about the Near East.
Keywords: Ancient Arabia, Archaeology of the Oman Peninsula, Hafit/Beehive Graves, Silva y Figueroa, travelers and archaeology in the Near East.
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