Past perception of time and past economy of long-distance trade: The Indian Ocean and its globalizing network

The study primarily examines the settlement of Sumhuram, now situated within the archaeological site of Khor Rori (Governorate of Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman), along with its ceramics. The settlement was established at the end of the 3rd century BCE and was gradually abandoned from the 5th century CE. The primary focus of the dissertation is the ceramic assemblage excavated from Sumhuram, which is directly compared with that from the sites of Arikamedu (in Tamil Nadu, India) and Tissamaharama (in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka).