Priceless objects found at bronze age site in UAE
Posted On: Dec 1st, 2016 at 13:46
United Arab Emirates
In 2014 I visited what was publicly the only main archaeology site in the whole of the UAE. In fact, there were only thought to be two in the whole country. Now, a major site has been discovered.
The site of Saruq Al Hadid was actually discovered in 2002, but while excavations were ongoing the site was kept a secret until it was revealed this year in a blaze of publicity. A new museum opened in July 2016 and it’s clear why the site was kept, for the most part, pretty quiet – many priceless objects have resurfaced and it’s thought only 15% of the 6.2 square kilometer site has so far been excavated.
Saruq Al Hadid is located south of Dubai city, near the border with Abu Dhabi, and finds suggest people settled there around 5,000 years ago. Other finds suggest people were “passing through” the area up to 10,000 years ago. Most of the important finds, however, date to the iron age, when the area was settled and iron smelting was abundant in the ancient town.
Like most things in the UAE, the museum is a stunning building with state of the art facilities.
http://www.saruqalhadid.ae/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/BROCHURE-ENGLISH.pdf
