Nabataean Seashell Trade

Authors

Emma Collett, Brigham Young University
Dr. David Johnson, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Nabataean, seashell trade

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Anthropology

Abstract

In Petra, Jordan the ancient civilization of the Nabataeans has been studied for hundreds of years. Even with these years of archaeological research and discovery some aspects of the Nabataean culture have not yet been extensively studied. This past Spring term the BYU archaeology department held a field school in Petra. During this field school, Dr. Johnson and I were able to more closely study and gather information on one such aspect of the Nabataean culture not yet studied—Seashell trade.

Recommended Citation

Collett, Emma and Johnson, Dr. David (2018) "Nabataean Seashell Trade," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018: Iss. 1, Article 35.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/35