Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS in Yemen
Abstract
The article is devoted to the works of Soviet and Russian archeologists and orientalists in the Republic of Yemen, which started in 1983 and was interrupted by the civil war in 2014. The main research was focused on the identification and study of historical monuments of Yemen from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages, and also on the study of local linguistic dialects and folklore. A significant part of the work was the investigations of the ancient Hadrami port-city of Qana’, ancient settlements in the Raybun Oasis and settlement Sabir near Aden, which made it possible to establish the characteristics of the material and intellectual life of the population of ancient South Arabia, as well as to identify trade relations with the neighboring and long-distance regions of the Mediterranean, the Arab-Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean.
Keywords
древняя Южная Аравия,
Йемен,
Кана’,
оазис Райбун,
Российская археологическая миссия ИВ РАН в Йемене,
Советско-Йеменская комплексная экспедиция,
Сокотра,
Хадрамаут,
ancient South Arabia,
Hadramawt,
Qana',
Raybun Oasis,
Russian Archaeological Mission of the IOS RAS in Yemen,
Soqotra,
Soviet-Yemen Complex Expedition,
Yemen
About the Author
Alexander V. Sedov
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science; The State Museum of Oriental Art
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Sedov A.V. Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS in Yemen. Orientalistica. 2018;1(2):177-193. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31696/2618-7043-2018-1-2-177-193
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