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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 ...
The Mleiha Archaeological Centre displays evidence of the oldest archaeological finds in the UAE, the prehistoric Faya-1 collection, which dates human occupation in the area to 130,000–120,000 BCE, and has been linked to the movement of the first anthropologically modern humans from Africa to populate the world, [6] before finds of a yet earlier date (50,000 years) had been found at Misliya ...
The Qasr Al Hosn (Arabic: قصر الحصن, Qaṣr al-Ḥuṣn, "Fortified Palace") is a historical landmark and the oldest stone building in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Its construction was supervised by Mohammed Al Bastaki [1] in 1761. [2] Interior of the palace
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.
Jebel Faya (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْفَايَة, romanized: Jabal Al-Fāyah; FAY-NE1) is an archaeological site and limestone hill [3] or escarpment near Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, located about 50 km (31 miles) east of the city of Sharjah, [4] and between the shoreline of the Gulf and Al Hajar Mountains. [2]
Muweilah is considered to be one of the most significant Iron Age sites in the UAE. Excavations have shown the buildings within the site were damaged by a widespread fire. The first evidence of writing in the UAE was found in this site, on a piece pottery with the three letters of the South Arabic (B, M, L).
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.
A number of key finds are on public display at Dubai's Saruq Al Hadid Archaeology Museum in Al Shindagha, housed in a traditional barjeel (wind tower) building constructed in 1928 by Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum. [5] The site, a millennia-old hub for manufacturing and trade, has been linked to Dubai's present role as a global trading hub. [6]