The maritime traditions of the fishermen of Socotra, Yemen / / Julian Jansen van Rensburg.

• Superior document: Archaeopress archaeology
• VerfasserIn: Van Rensburg, Julian Jansen,
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd,, [2016]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Archaeopress archaeology.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (201 pages).

This research analyses the Socotri maritime traditions and addressing the question as to how social, environmental and technological influences have shaped the maritime traditions of the fishermen of Socotra (205 nautical miles south of Yemen).

Table of Contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Acknowledgments
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Notes on transliteration
• Arabic transliteration
• Vowels
• Glossary
• Glossary
• Arabic
• Socotri
• Part One: The Study
• Part One: The Study
• Figure 1. The Socotra archipelago (Drawn: author).
• Introduction
• Research objectives
• Introduction
• Research objectives
• Figure 2. Topographical map of Socotra together with the outlying islands of Samḥa, Darsa and ᶜAbd Al-Kūri
• showing the fishing villages around the island of Socotra and Samḥa.
• Literature Review
• Historical Accounts
• The Classical Period (8th century BC to 6th century AD)
• The Medieval Period (7th to 15th century AD)
• The Muslim Authors
• The Chinese Authors
• The European Authors
• The Post-Medieval Period (16th to 18th century)
• The Portuguese
• The British
• The Dutch
• The 19th Century
• Archaeological Accounts
• The Ethnographic Accounts
• Conclusion
• Literature Review
• Historical Accounts
• The Classical Period (8th century BC to 6th century AD)
• The Medieval Period (7th to 15th century AD)
• The Muslim Authors
• The Chinese Authors
• The European Authors
• The Post-Medieval Period (16th to 18th century)
• The Portuguese
• The British
• The Dutch
• The 19th Century
• Archaeological Accounts
• The Ethnographic Accounts
• Conclusion
• The Conceptual Framework and Methodology
• The Conceptual Framework
• The Methodological Framework
• Maritime Ethnographic Methodology
• Open-ended Interviews
• Oral Traditions
• Semi-structured Interviews
• Focus Groups
• Participant Observation
• Object Traditions
• Social Traditions
• Ethics
• Conclusion
• The Conceptual Framework and Methodology
• The Conceptual Framework
• The Methodological Framework
• Maritime Ethnographic Methodology
• Open-ended Interviews.
• Oral Traditions
• Semi-structured Interviews
• Focus Groups
• Participant Observation
• Object Traditions
• Social Traditions
• Ethics
• Conclusion
• Figure 3. The fishing villages visited and number of people who were interviewed, in brackets.
• Figure 4. A focus group interview being undertaken in Khaysat ash-Shaikh, the only fishing village on the island of Samḥa (Photo: author).
• Part Two: The Fishermen
• The Historical Ethnic Groups
• The Islanders
• The Foreigners
• Conclusion
• The Historical Ethnic Groups
• The Islanders
• The Foreigners
• Conclusion
• Figure 5. The stone tablets with Gujārāti inscriptions found near ᶜAririhun Di-Lisheh on the north coast of Socotra (Photo: author).
• The Historical Fishing Community
• The Fishermen
• Conclusion
• The Historical Fishing Community
• The Fishermen
• Conclusion
• The Contemporary Fishing Community
• Ethnic Identity and Ethnicity
• Distribution
• Boat shelter, ᶜarish (Ar)
• Social Relationships
• Relationships between the Fishermen
• The Relationship between the Fishermen and the Interior Population
• The Relationship between Fishermen and the State
• Conclusion
• The Contemporary Fishing Community
• Ethnic Identity and Ethnicity
• Distribution
• Boat shelter, ᶜarish (Ar)
• Social Relationships
• Relationships between the Fishermen
• The Relationship between the Fishermen and the Interior Population
• The Relationship between Fishermen and the State
• Conclusion
• Figure 6. Palm-frond boat shelter east of Qādheb (Photo: author).
• Figure 7. Stone boat shelters in Ḥāllah (Photo: author).
• Figure 8. "The Gate of Fortune", after a fresh coating of shark liver oil (Photo: author).
• Part Three: The Maritime Landscape And Climate
• Part Three: The Maritime Landscape And Climate.
• Figure 9. Topographical map of Socotra and the outlying islands of Samḥa, Darsa and ᶜAbd Al-Kūri, showing the fishing villages mentioned in this study.
• The Maritime Landscape
• The Physical Landscape
• The Limestone Plateau
• The Mountainous Interior
• The Coastal Plain
• The Northern Coastal Plain
• The Southern Coastal Plain
• The Coast
• The Physical Seascape
• Bathymetry
• The Outlying Islands
• The Inshore Physical Land and Seascape
• The Northwest Coast (Figure 16)
• The Central North Coast (Figure 19)
• The Northeast Coast (Figure 23)
• The Southwest Coast (Figure 26)
• The Central South Coast (Figure 30)
• The Southwest Coast (Figure 33)
• Samḥa (Figure 36)
• Fishing Areas
• The Central North Coast
• The Northwest Coast
• Samḥa
• The Northeast Coast
• The South Coast
• Navigation
• Position Fixing
• Determining Course to Follow
• Natural Navigational Aids
• Celestial Navigation
• Conclusion
• The Maritime Landscape
• The Physical Landscape
• The Limestone Plateau
• The Mountainous Interior
• The Coastal Plain
• The Northern Coastal Plain
• The Southern Coastal Plain
• The Coast
• The Physical Seascape
• Bathymetry
• The Outlying Islands
• The Inshore Physical Land and Seascape
• The Northwest Coast (Figure 16)
• The Central North Coast (Figure 19)
• The Northeast Coast (Figure 23)
• The Southwest Coast (Figure 26)
• The Central South Coast (Figure 30)
• The Southwest Coast (Figure 33)
• Samḥa (Figure 36)
• Fishing Areas
• The Central North Coast
• The Northwest Coast
• Samḥa
• The Northeast Coast
• The South Coast
• Navigation
• Position Fixing
• Determining Course to Follow
• Natural Navigational Aids
• Celestial Navigation
• Conclusion
• Figure 10. Socotra's water sources, showing the location of wells, lagoons and springs, and the low lying plains in which they occur.
• Figure 11. The sheer limestone undercut cliffs of the north western side of Socotra. Note the lack of any landing places (Photo: author).
• Figure 12. A large tafone opening near the coastline that is being used to store vessels (Photo: author).
• Figure 13. A view of the largest northern coastal plain looking east over the fishing village of Suq and Ḥadiboh. Note the limestone escarpment in the background which separates this plain from the next (Photo: author).
• Figure 14. A view of the southern plain with the limestone escarpment in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 15. A schematic representation of the bathymetry of the Socotra archipelago showing the outlying islands and rocks.
• Figure 16. The northwest coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Shuᶜub and Qalansiyah.
• Figure 17. The coast of Shuᶜub as seen from the sea. Note the narrow coastal strip and the limestone escarpment of Ṣamerher in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 18. The village of Qalansiyah looking west toward the limestone escarpment of Ṣamerher (Photo: author).
• Figure 19. The central north coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Qādheb, Ḥadiboh and Suq.
• Figure 20. The landing and launching area in front of Qādheb, looking west over the channel used by the fishermen (Photo: author).
• Figure 21. Ḥadiboh as viewed from the sea. Note the peaks of the Ḥagher in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 22. A view of the coast of Suq facing east, showing the date-palm plantations and Jebel Ḥawari in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 23. The northeast coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Ṣaqarah and Eryisseyl.
• Figure 24. The coast looking westwards toward Ṣaqarah. Note the cobble and sand launching and landing places and the relic reef and rock outcroppings. (Photo: author).
• Figure 25. The main launching and landing place on the southwest coast of Rās Di-Erisseyl, showing the narrow sandy bay, shark carcasses and evidence of a recent shipwreck (Photo: author).
• Figure 26. The southwest coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Maṭyaf, Maḥfirihin and Zaḥaq.
• Figure 27. The coast of Maṭyaf looking east. Note the limestone headland of Rās Maḥfirihin in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 28. The shallow-sloping cobble bay of Maḥfirihin (Photo: author).
• Figure 29. The coast of Zaḥaq. Note the steepness of the cobble bank (Photo: author).
• Figure 30. The central south coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Bidhōleh and Stēroh.
• Figure 31. A view of wādī Iᵓirih as it enters the sea. Note the fishing vessels at anchor within the shelter of the sand spit (Photo: author).
• Figure 32. The bay used by the fishermen of Stēroh. Note the breakwater in the background (Photo: author).
• Figure 33. The southwest coast showing the landscape in the vicinity of the villages of Di-Ṣeberho and Qaṭanan.
• Figure 34. A view of recent Italian Red Cross efforts to provide further launching and landing places (Photo: author).
• Figure 35. The limestone headland of Rās Qaṭanan forms the backdrop to the village of Qaṭanan (Photo: author).
• Figure 36. The island of Samḥa and Darsa showing the village of Khaysat ash-Shaikh.
• Figure 37. The village of Khaysat ash-Shaikh as viewed from the sea (Photo: author).
• Figure 38. Socotra and the outlying islands of Samḥa, Darsa and ᶜAbd al-Kūri showing the fishing villages where interviews were conducted.
• Figure 39. The fishing areas ḳeneᶜi+ti, šiḳ, lītonten and tarbātin.