A Bronze Age Arabian civilization centered on Bahrain that served as the pre-eminent trade hub linking Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley.
Lost its independent identity by the mid-6th century BCE as the name 'Dilmun' fell from use following the Babylonian conquest under Nabonidus (last attested 567 BCE under the king of Babylon); the region was subsequently known as Tylos during the later Hellenistic period under the Seleucid Empire.
The focused modern study on Dilmun's archaeology, trade networks, and political history.
Comprehensive treatment of the Gulf Bronze Age including Dilmun, Magan, and Mesopotamian connections.