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Prehistoric settlement in the UAE took place in the Neolithic, with a number of distinctive eras of ancient settlement including the Stone Age Arabian Bifacial and Ubaid cultures from 5000 to 3100 BCE; the Hafit period with its distinctive beehive shaped tombs and Jemdet Nasr pottery, from 3200 to 2600 BCE; the Umm Al-Nar period from 2600 to ...
Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates, the area currently is known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (previously the Trucial States) was formerly populated by inhabitants of a number of coastal and inland settlements, with human remains pointing to a pattern of transmigration and settlement as far back as 125,000 years. [1]
United Arab Emirates accepted the convention on May 11 2001, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2024, The United Arab Emirates have only one World Heritage Site, Al Ain , which was inscribed in 2011.
Saruq Al Hadid (Arabic: ساروق الحديد Sarug al-hadeed) is an archaeological site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and stands as one of the most important and enigmatic historical sites in the country. [1] Findings from the site are displayed in a museum with the same name in the city of Dubai.
A pot, discovered in the Iron Age building at Bidaa bint Saud and on display at the Al Ain National Museum.It is thought to be an incense burner. Extensive evidence of Iron Age II settlement has been found throughout the UAE, particularly at Muweilah, Thuqeibah, Bidaa bint Saud, as well as Rumailah and Qattara in Al Ain. [6]
A large, fortified settlement thought to have been occupied during the Iron Age II period (1,100-600BC), [1] the site has been explored by archaeologists since the discovery of pottery shards by a local resident [2] led to a French survey of the area in 1989 and archaeological work by an Australian expedition in 1994 [3] It has yielded the ...
Mleiha is strongly linked to the Ancient Near Eastern city of Ed-Dur on the UAE's west coast. [10] Macedonian-style coinage unearthed at Ed-Dur dates back to Alexander the Great. [ 11 ] Hundreds of coins were found both there and at Mleiha featuring a head of Heracles and a seated Zeus on the obverse, and bearing the name of Abi'el in Aramaic.
It was first excavated in 1969 with different ancient items including architectural and decorative findings, ranging from a mosque, caravanserai, and residential houses to glazed pottery jars and plateware, bronze coins, glass and stone artefacts. [1] [2] [3] It is owned and managed by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.