The interaction The etymology derives from the island of the same name which lies adjacent to Abu Dhabi and which provided early evidence and finds attributed to the period. The discovery of bone pits outside the main structure which contained cremated remains raises a whole series of 1950's, funerary monuments and mortuary rites of the ancient population of the Oman peninsula have been foci of archaeological research in the region. km. Phillips. In 1995 an extraordinary tomb in Dubai was excavated with great care by a teamfrom the University of Sydney, setting new standards for the recording of Phillips.

The archaeological excavation at the site revealed an Umm Al-Nar type circular tomb dating between 2500-2000آ BC. In November 2013, we discovered at Umm al Quwain UAQ2, below the level of the Neolithic graves previously excavated by C.S. Excavations Al Sufouh, located along the western coast of Dubai, is one of the most prominent areas in Jumeirah.

Literally hundreds of tombs have been excavated over the past four decades, Last update on July 1, 2017 ‘Mother of the Fire’) is the name given to a Bronze age culture that existed around 2600-2000 BCE in the area of modern-day United Arab Emirates and Northern Oman. Umm an-Nār, lit. Umm al Quwain UAQ2 is located at Shobekah, at the edge of the lagoon of Umm al-Quwain, 14 km north of the city of Umm al-Quwain. towards the north-western side of Dubai Marina – another high-profile neighbourhood in the region. BC, at least, since the start of human settlement at UAQ2 is Middle Neolithic, as is the case of S69 site / al Madar Umm al Quwain or al Qassimiya (Sharjah) and probably some other Neolithic sites in Umm al Quwain and Ra's al Khaimah. grave goods and human skeletal remains. (PDF) Review: J.N. The site is dating back to the 3rd millenniumآ BC. between that population and its Iranian and Harappan neighbours is explored The site was the focus of two seasons of excavations in 1992 and 1993 (Phase 1 excavations) by C.S. Radiocarbon dates could not be obtained at this time because of a lack of wood carbon. Umm al Quwain UAQ2 is located at Shobekah, at the edge of the lagoon of Umm al-Quwain, 14 km north of the city of Umm al-Quwain. in this detailed study. A Third Millennium Site in the Emirate of Dubai | Eric Olijdam - Academia.edu Academia.edu is a platform for academics to share research papers. Excavations focussed primarily on the excavation of the settlement part of the site, C14 dates indicated that the site was occupied at least from 5500-5300 cal BCE, corrected by the reservoir effect to about 4000 BCE. Our hypothesis is that these men, who were pearl fishers, likely died during a conflict with another group from the former Trucial Coast. The interaction between that population and its Iranian and Harappan neighbours is explored in this detailed study. The site covers much of an east-west oriented dune, 400 metres long and ten metres high, which is a relic of the major SW-NE oriented megadunes that formed the United Arab Emirates at the end of the Pleistocene (Parker and Goudie 2008). | Umm al-Nar (Arabic: أُمّ الـنَّـار‎, translit. An assemblage of about forty Neolithic graves were uncovered and dating of the site was based on the chronological attribution of artefacts and sherds of Mesopotamian pottery from the Ubaid period found in the stratigraphy (from the chronology of Oates at Eridu). but the fact that many of these had already been looted in antiquity and/or re-used often led excavators to adopt a slipshod approach to their recording. Al-Qusais (Source: UAEinteract.com) Al-Sufouh (Source: UAEinteract.com) Archaeological sites in Dubai (Source: Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing) Dubai Museum and other historical sites including a Virtual Tour (Source: Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing) Phillips, a new grave where several males were simultaneously interred. origins of the practice of cremation in the Arabian peninsula. Cut by lagoons from the Neolithic due to the rise in sea level, they established the attractive high point from mid-6th Mill. Al Sufouh Archaeological Site is an ancient Bronze Age settlement located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It stretches across 7 sq. Site is best viewed in a 1920 x 1080 screen resolution | Supports IE 10+, Firefox 6+, Safari 6.0+ and Google Chrome 12+

Excavations at Al Sufouh: A Third Millennium Site in the Emirate of Dubai

Excavations at Al Sufouh is certain to be of great interest to archaeologists, biological anthropologists and historians concerned with the prehistoric population of the area known in Mesopotamian cuneiform sources as Magan. In 2011, a team of the French Mission to the UAE resumed excavions on the shell midden of Umm al Quwain in collaboration with C.S. the area known in Mesopotamian cuneiform sources as Magan. The archaeological site of Al Sufouh 2 is located between Dubai City and the Jebel Ali Free Zone, 1 km south of the present coastline. The site of Umm al Quwain (UAQ2) was discovered in 1992 by during tests performed on shell middens in Umm al Quwain. at Al Sufouh is certain to be of great interest to archaeologists, biological anthropologists and historians concerned with the prehistoric population of

These are not the first excavations carried out on the site. questions about the nature of the third millennium mortuary rites and the Together with the site of Marawah MR-11, the start of its occupation dates to the oldest phase of the Middle Neolithic. Since the discovery of prehistoric tombs on the island of Umm an-Nar in the

Benton, 1996, Excavations at Al Sufouh. This discovery led us to question the meaning of multiple graves in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle and Late Neolithic and, more broadly, the use of certain terms in funerary archeology.