Team of experts race to save sun god temple in UAE
Posted On: Mar 14th, 2016 at 19:00
United Arab Emirates
I have luckily visited one of only a few archaeological sites in the UAE, back in 2014. The Jumeirah Archaeology Site, an ancient Islamic city, dates back a thousand years, to the 10th and 11th centuries, and is the jewel in the crown of the UAE when it comes to archaeology sites.
The Ad-Dour temple, however, appears to surpass Jumeirah on many levels, but mostly because of its antiquity.
Found in the 1980s its importance has always been known and a team of conservationists, scientists, archaeologists and architects have been brought together to save the temple before it is finally destroyed by natural forces.
The 2,000-year-old temple was a shrine dedicated to the sun god Shamash, a deity revered by the Babylonians, Assyrians, Sumerians, and other cultures in the region.
