Article table of contents: C

Cairn

See Architecture V. Funerary architecture

Camel corps

See Warfare

Canal

Julien Charbonnier

A canal is an artificial waterway used for irrigation, drainage or navigation, in which water is in contact with the atmosphere (Bonnin 1984). In ancient Arabia, due to the absence of permanent watercourses, canals were mainly used for the irrigation of agricultural land.

Cavalry

See Warfare

Cella

See Architecture IV. Religious architecture

Cemetery

See Funerary practices

Chaldea

See Babylonians [and Arabia]

Chlorite

See Stone vessel

Christianity [Archaeological remains]

Christianity [Gulf]

Robert Carter

Historical sources and archaeological finds show a history of Christianity in the Gulf between the 4th and the 9th centuries CE, with a particular florescence in the coastal and island regions in the 7th–8th centuries CE.