7. The Nala Sopara Surface Survey Project – A Report on the Archaeological Investigation of the Ancient Indian Ocean Port
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | 7. The Nala Sopara Surface Survey Project – A Report on the Archaeological Investigation of the Ancient Indian Ocean Port - Case Studies in the Silk Roads Archaeology |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Emilia Smagur; Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw; Poland |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Riza Abbas; Indian Numismatic, Historical and Cultural Research Foundation, Mumbai; India |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Sitaram Toraskar; Indian Numismatic, Historical and Cultural Research Foundation, Mumbai; India |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Andrzej Romanowski; The Department of Coins and Medals, National Museum in Warsaw ; Poland |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Archaeology |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Silk Road; history of trade; trade route; landscape archaeology; Antiquity; Middle Age; early Modern History; Afro-Eurasian trade |
| 5. | Subject | Subject classification | Silk Road; History of Trade |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Since ancient times Indian ports have played a vital role in trade and commerce, both international as well as local and regional. One of the chief ports of the Konkan coast was Sopara, mentioned in the Periplus and by Ptolemy. Its antiquity and importance have been confirmed archaeologically by various excavations which were, however, superficial. Therefore, the systematic study of this ancient port site was lacking. In our paper we will discuss the results of the pilot research project conducted in January 2020 by the team from the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw and the Indian Numismatic, Historical and Cultural Research Foundation in Mumbai, which aimed to study and document an archaeological landscape of Sopara. We will present the result of the surface survey, which was supplemented by the UAV mapping, metal detector survey, auger coring and GIS analysis. Those data will shed a new light on how people living in Sopara used the landscape and interacted with it, on the urban planning of the ancient port site, as well as on the long-term development of Sopara. The role of Sopara as both member of the greater South Indian cultural landscape, and as a participant in Indian Ocean trade relations will be discussed as well. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
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| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 01-Feb-2023 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
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| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/42854 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.42854 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Case Studies in the Silk Roads Archaeology |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Silk Road, 4th millennium BC to the 10th century AD |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |