Bulletin
The 2019 IASA Bulletin is out now! The annual Bulletin gives information on research, publications, field work, conferences and events in the Arabian peninsula in fields ranging from archaeology and history to natural history and the environment. It also carries feature articles and book reviews. To order a hard copy (£5 + p&p at cost) email contact@theiasa.com
This and previous issues are available for download on the Bulletins page.
The IASA Lecture Series
The 2020 Beatrice de Cardi lecture will be given by Professor Hugh Kennedy, SOAS, on the 9th century Muslim Historian Al-Baladhuri’s Account of the Muslim Conquest of Arabia on 8th June, 17.45, Institute of Archaeology, London.
More details, and details of past lectures can be found on the Lecture page and in our Bulletin.
Seminar for Arabian Studies
Seminar for Arabian Studies: Postponed to 2021
Due to the current global COVID-19 pandemic and after much deliberation we have decided to cancel this year’s Seminar for Arabian Studies. The Seminar has been rescheduled to be held at Casa Arabe in Cordoba from the 14th to the 17th July 2021. More information …
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For #museumsunlocked #stonetools day, here's Jebel Faya, Sharjah, where in addition to the beautiful handaxe, found on the surface, some tools were excavated and dated by OSL (optically stimulated luminescence) to 120,000 – 130,000BP.
