Featured: Explore Scotland (and everywhere else) with our Megalithic Portal iPhone app

Explore Scotland (and everywhere else) with our Megalithic Portal iPhone app

Random Image


Roundy Park Cairn

Great Stone Circles, Aubrey Burl

Great Stone Circles, Aubrey Burl

Who's Online

There are currently, 386 guests and 4 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Umm al-Quwain 2 - Ancient Village or Settlement in United Arab Emirates

Submitted by Andy B on Thursday, 05 July 2012  Page Views: 5167

Multi-periodSite Name: Umm al-Quwain 2 Alternative Name: UAQ2, Al-Dour, Al Sabiyah
Country: United Arab Emirates
NOTE: This site is 1.495 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Dubai  Nearest Village: Umm al-Quwain
Latitude: 25.550000N  Longitude: 55.547000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2

Internal Links:
External Links:

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Andy B : The oldest pearl in the world. Credit: Ken Walton/CNRS. Site in United Arab Emirates (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Settlement in UAE. The earliest settlements in Umm Al Quwain are more than 7,000 years old. Traces of these ancient communities are still discernible in Al-Dour, near Umm Al Quwain. Located roughly where the town of Umm Al Quwain is now, it is considered the largest pre-Islamic site on the Persian Gulf coast.

Al-Dour was an important trading port from about 200 BC to 200 AD. Thousands of graves are found among the houses of Al-Dour. In some cases the larger tombs contained the remains of more than one individual, perhaps a family. There are two public monuments at Al-Dour, a small square fort with round corner towers and a small square temple dedicated to the Semitic sun god Shamash.

Arrowheads and other polished flint tools have been unearthed in various sites across the UAE while pieces of Ubaid pottery have been unearthed along the shores of the emirate. All evidence obtained so far indicate that contact with Mesopotamia existed as early as the 5th millennium BC as an indigenous ceramic industry did not emerge until the 3rd century BC.

During the Bronze Age (3000 – 1300 BC), semi-nomadic tribes inhabited the region; they shifted in groups from place to place foraging for timber from the indigenous acacia for smelting copper. The metal was sent to all the prominent ports on the Persian Gulf, Umm Al Nar being one of them. Ties with Mesopotamia were jealously maintained and consequently the trade in copper ushered in prosperity in the region.

Also during the Bronze Age, agriculture flourished, with dates being the prominent crop. Wheat, millet and other grains were also cultivated wherever there was enough water for irrigation. It is now widely believed that the climate during the period was more temperate than now. During the Umm al-Nar period (2500–2000 BC), buildings and fortress towers came up in Umm Al Quwain. The most common buildings associated with this era are the circular burial tombs.

Source: Wikipedia


Note: Oldest pearl aged 7,500 years found in the UAE
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Andy B : Site in United Arab Emirates Image copyright: hanay_a2001 (uaqmuseum), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Flickr (Vote or comment on this photo)

Umm al-Quwain 2
Umm al-Quwain 2 submitted by Flickr : UAQ Museum UAE Site in United Arab Emirates Umm Al Quwain Image copyright: TheJessicaness (Jessica Aldridge), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.
Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive map of the area

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 6.5km NNE 30° Akab Ritual Site and Settlement Ancient Village or Settlement
 6.9km S 176° Tell Abraq* Stone Fort or Dun
 13.9km S 187° Mowaihat Chambered Cairn
 26.3km SSW 214° Sharjah Archaeological Museum* Museum
 40.5km SW 218° Dubai Museum* Museum
 51.1km ENE 57° Ras Al Khaimah Tombs* Chambered Tomb
 54.9km SSW 212° al-Sufouh* Chambered Cairn
 56.3km SSE 147° FAY-NE-15* Ancient Village or Settlement
 56.3km SSE 148° Wadi Caves* Cave or Rock Shelter
 56.5km SSE 147° Jebel Faya tomb 2 Chambered Tomb
 56.5km SSE 147° Jebel Faya tomb 1* Chambered Tomb
 56.5km SSE 146° Mleiha Umm an-Nar tomb* Chambered Tomb
 56.5km SSE 147° Jebel Faya tomb 3 Chambered Tomb
 56.5km SSE 146° Mleiha Archaeological Centre* Museum
 56.7km SSE 148° Jebel Faya Rock Shelter Cave or Rock Shelter
 58.1km SE 146° Mleiha Fort Stone Fort or Dun
 59.4km ENE 59° Shimal Tomb Chambered Tomb
 65.1km SSE 157° Al-Buhais 18 Ancient Village or Settlement
 72.1km E 83° Dibba Tomb Chambered Tomb
 96.9km NE 44° Tawi Petroglyphs* Rock Art
 100.6km NE 44° Khasab Fort Museum* Museum
 133.9km S 172° Bida Bint Saud Burial Chamber or Dolmen
 142.0km S 170° Al Hili Archaeological park* Museum
 161.0km SW 221° Umm al-Nar Cairn Chambered Cairn
 162.8km SW 219° Umm al-Nar tomb Burial Chamber or Dolmen
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Etiau standing stones

Holy Well, Ermington >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Homo Brittanicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain

Homo Brittanicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Umm al-Quwain 2" | Login/Create an Account | 5 News and Comments
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Re: Oldest archaeological pearl found in UAE cemetery by Andy B on Saturday, 03 November 2018
(User Info | Send a Message)
The museum has its own Flickr page here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/100521591@N04/
[ Reply to This ]

Archaeologists strike gold in Umm Al Quwain by Andy B on Thursday, 05 July 2012
(User Info | Send a Message)
Some older related news items on this page
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146412915
[ Reply to This ]

On Neolithic funerary practices in 5th-4th millennium BC Arabia by Andy B on Thursday, 05 July 2012
(User Info | Send a Message)
On Neolithic funerary practices: were there “necrophobic” manipulations in 5th-4th millennium BC Arabia? Vincent Charpentier and Sophie Méry

Summary
This paper reviews the evidence for Neolithic burial practices in SE Arabia, focusing in particular on sites in the Ja’alan region of eastern Oman. Attention is given to the nature of material buried with human remains, including jewellery and, most interestingly, the bones and shells of green turtles in the burials of Ra’s al-Hamra 5 and 10. The paper concludes with a discussion of the possible evidence for “necrophobia” at the 5th millennium BC Neolithic necropolis of Suwayh 1.

PDF Paper:
http://sophie-mery.fr/pdf/ARTICLES/Charpentier_Mery_2010..pdf


[ Reply to This ]

Oldest pearl aged 7,500 years found in the UAE by Andy B on Thursday, 05 July 2012
(User Info | Send a Message)
The oldest pearl in the history of humankind, going back over 7,500 years to the Neolithic Age, was found in the UAE recently.

The report, quoting a French National Centre for Scientific Research statement, said gem specialists believed that the oldest pearl hitherto known goes back to 3000 BC and was found at an antiquity site in Japan.

The centre added that the pearl, which was discovered lately in the Umm Al Quwain emirate of the UAE, was found to be of 5500 BC time after it was tested by Carbon 14.

According to the Center, the pearl is the oldest known in the Arabian Peninsula and across the world.

This newly discovered pearl along with other pearls found along the south western shores of the Arabian Peninsula indicates that this region witnessed the oldest clan hunting activity in the world for the value of pearls aesthetically and for special rituals, the Gulf News report said.

Researchers at the centre clarified that natural pearls were important in funeral rituals where un-pierced pearls used to be delivered at the Umm Al Quwain cemetery and others where they were placed over the deceased's face, especially over the upper lip, said the report.

This new discovery shows the importance of pearls in old societies of the Arab Gulf and the northern part of the Indian Ocean, and made up an important element of its cultural identity.

Source:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/oldest-pearl-aged-7-500-years-found-in-the-uae/960530/
[ Reply to This ]

Oldest archaeological pearl found in UAE cemetery by Andy B on Thursday, 05 July 2012
(User Info | Send a Message)
Excavations in the early 2000s by the British Archaeological Expedition to Kuwait unearthed a pearl dating to around 5000 B.C. at the As-Sabiyah site inland from the northern edge of Kuwait Bay. The pearl is pierced through so clearly its intended use was decorative. A number of mother-of-pearl beads, buttons and other kinds of shell jewelry were also found, evidence of the long tradition of pearling in the Persian Gulf.

Oldest archaeological pearl found in Umm al-Quwain 2 (UAQ2) burial, 5500 B.C.A new study has moved the oldest date of archaeological pearls even further back to approximately 5500 B.C. Researchers with the French Foreign Ministry have found 42 burials in the Neolithic site of Umm al-Quwain 2 in the United Arab Emirates. The burials were spread through four shell layers from different periods alternating with layers of sterile sand. In the earliest shell layer, recently radiocarbon dated to 5500 B.C., a small pearl 0.07 inches in diameter was recovered after excavation from sand stuck to the skull of skeleton/burial 4.

More, with photos at
http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/17603
[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.