Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates web links

EXCAVATIONS/PROJECTS:

• Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS)
• Al-Buhais, Sharjah - Excavations at Al-Buhais 18
• Bithnah, Fujairah
• Fujairah - Petroglyphs
• Hili, une oasis de l'âge du Bronze à Abou Dhabi
• Kush excavation, Ras al-Khaimah
• Mleiha: la période pré-islamique récente
• Tell Abraq - Lead isotope analyses from Tell Abraq, United Arab Emirates: new data regarding the 'tin problem' in Western Asia by Lloyd Weeks (Antiquity 73 (1999): 49-64)
• UNar 2 - Excavation of an Umm an-Nar tomb in Ras al-Khaimah
• UNar2 - the skeletal remains from UNar 2 (Ras al-Khaimah) by Soren Blau

GENERAL:

• Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates - Pre-Islamic and Islamic Archaeology (www.uaeinteract.com / Trident Press)
• Archaeology of the Middle East
• Archaeology Update (www.uaedream.com website)
• British-Yemeni Society
• Directory of Archaeologists interested in Oman
• Heritage news from the Ministry of Information and Culture website
• In Search of Ancient Seafarers in the Arabian Gulf by Chris Kostman (ARF Berkeley Newsletter - Spring 1995 Vol.2 Number 2)
• Late Bronze Age in the Near/Middle East
• Links to websites on the archaeology of Oman
• Mercator's World The Road to Ubar
• Oman Home Page
• Oman Agricultural Homepage
• Oman Archaeology Network
• Oman Research in progress
• Oman Studies Centre
• Symposium Seeks to Trace Material Culture of UAE
• The Story of Qalhat

MUSEUMS:

•  Ajman Museum
•  Al Ain Museum
•  Dubai Museums and other archaeological sites
•  National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah
•  Sharjah Museums (general intro page)
• Sharjah Archaeology Museum
• Sharjah Heritage Museum
• Sharjah Islamic Museum
• Sharjah Natural History Museum & Desert Park
• Sharjah Science Museum

PRESS RELEASES:

Check out the www.uaeinteract.com website for the latest news about heritage issues. I have listed the links which specifically relate to archaeological excavations or projects taking place in the United Arab Emirates. Most are sourced from www.uaeinteract.com except where indicated in bold. 

SIR BANI YAS MONASTERY A MAJOR FIND, SAY LEADING SCHOLARS  (18th November 1996)

ANCIENT CAPITAL DISCOVERED IN FUJAIRAH  (16th February 1997)

STUDY OF NATIONAL HERITAGE IS VITAL: HAMAD  (18th February 1997)

HECTIC EFFORTS BY ARCHAEOLOGISTS TO SOLVE MASS GRAVE MYSTERY  (23rd March 1997)

SHARJAH DIG SEASON ENDS WITH MORE DISCOVERIES  (31st March 1997)

2,500-YEAR-OLD HOUSING SETTLEMENT UNEARTHED  (1st May 1997)

SULTAN STRESSES IMPORTANCE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH  (14th May 1997)

FOCUS ON UAE ARCHAEOLOGY AT OXFORD SEMINAR  (30th June 1997)

DUTY FREE TO SUPPORT ARCHAEOLOGY PROJECT  (4th August 1997)

UNIQUE EVIDENCE FROM TELL ABRAQ OF ANCIENT USE OF METALS  (4th September 1997)

RESTORATION OF FUJAIRAH CASTLE BEGINS  (23rd October 1997)

ARCHAEOLOGY SEASON OPENS IN AL AIN  (29th October 1997)

RESTORATION OF OLD FUJAIRAH CASTLE BEGINS  (22nd November 1997)

RAK EXCAVATIONS PROVE ANCIENT TRADE LINK  (13th December 1997)

TELL ABRAQ: NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED, EXCAVATIONS TO RESUME  (18th December 1997)

KUSH SITE UNRAVELS RICH HISTORY  (28th January 1998)

UAE'S EARLIEST WRITING FOUND IN SHARJAH DIG  (19th February 1998)

SUPPORT FOR LOCAL FISH RESEARCH FROM BRITISH COUNCIL (21st February 1998)

Fish Research (BRITISH COUNCIL - February 1998)

NEW EXCAVATIONS BEGIN ON MERAWAH  (12th March 1998)

BRONZE AGE TOMB DISCOVERED AT MILEIHA  (1st April 1998)

3,000-YEAR-OLD SETTLEMENT UNEARTHED AT BIDA BINT SAUD  (2nd April 1998)

OLDEST HOUSES IN UAE DISCOVERED: POSSIBLY 6,000 YEARS OLD  (16th May 1998)

THIRD MILLENNIUM TOMB EXCAVATED, SUGGESTS PETS KEPT 4,000 YEARS AGO  (16th May 1998)

NEW BOOK ON ARCHAEOLOGY OF THREE ABU DHABI ISLANDS  (21st May 1998)

NEW DIGS TO REVEAL LIFE OF EARLY MUSLIMS  (31st May 1998)

FUJAIRAH'S WADI HAYL CARVINGS POSSIBLY 3,000 YEARS OLD  (9th July 1998)

ANCIENT FALAJ DISCOVERED IN AL AIN  (17th August 1998)

SITES FOR NEW EXCAVATIONS IN AL AIN  (2nd November 1998)

EXCAVATION RESUMES AT MILEIHA SITE  (9th November 1998)

EXCAVATIONS AIM TO DOCUMENT ANCIENT FUNERALS  (23rd December 1998)

ARCHAEOLOGY IN THE UAE SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT  (6th January 1999)

ANCIENT RELICS ON DISPLAY IN CAPITAL  (3rd March 1999)

BOOK ON ABU DHABI ARCHAEOLOGY UNVEILED TODAY  (16th March 1999)

GULF'S EARLIEST DATE STONES FOUND ON DALMA  (22nd March 1999)

ANCIENT SULPHUR MINES DISCOVERED  (26th April 1999)

ANCIENT SETTLEMENT UNEARTHED IN KALBA (8th May 1999)

TRADE LINKS WITH IRAQ GO BACK TO 7,000 YEARS  (23rd May 1999)

EXCAVATIONS IN UAE TO BE HIGHLIGHTED AT UK SEMINAR  (19th June 1999)

4,200-YEAR-OLD MASS GRAVE FOUND  (5th July 1999)

NEW LIGHT ON ANCIENT FISHING  (26th September 1999)

EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF CONSUMPTION OF DUGONG IN SOUTHEAST ARABIA (29th November 1999)

Four-year dugong protection study begins By Stuart Laundy (GULF NEWS  - 29th November 1999)

MASS GRAVES IN SHARJAH DATED TO 4000 BC (22nd January 2000)

BOOK ON UAE ARCHAEOLOGY HISTORY LAUNCHED (23rd January 2000)

Symposium to study arid zone environments By A Staff Reporter (GULF NEWS - 23rd January 2000)

PROTECTING ECOLOGY CAN HELP PRESERVE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES (25th January 2000)

13 February 2000 - Abu Dhabi is 1,000 years old - study

ANCIENT MASS GRAVES FOUND IN AL AIN (19th February 2000)

EXCAVATIONS BEGIN IN SHARJAH (19th February 2000)

4,000 YEAR OLD FIREPLACES ON ABU DHABI'S ISLANDS (2nd May 2000)

AUSTRALIAN ARCHAEOLOGISTS CONCLUDE EXCAVATIONS IN MUWEILAH (2nd May 2000)

2 May 2000 - 4,000 year old fireplaces on Abu Dhabi's islands

EARLIEST HUMAN SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED (3rd May 2000)

OLD FORT IN FUJAIRAH RENOVATED (9th May 2000)

ANCIENT SETTLEMENT DISCOVERED IN KALBA (17th May 2000)

14 April 2001 - Early Abu Dhabi settlement 'was regional trade hub'

17 April 2001 - Tracing Bronze Age Marine Trade Routes.

18 April 2001 - Archaeology proposed as subject in schools.

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