List of ancient settlements in the UAE

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Umm Al Nar tomb at Al Sufouh, Dubai

The territory currently known as the

Umm Al-Nar period from 2600 to 2000 BCE; the Wadi Suq Culture from 2000 to 1300 BCE and the three Iron Ages
of the UAE.

Iron Age I spanned 1200–1000 BCE; Iron Age II from 1000 to 600 BCE and Iron Age III from 600 to 300 BCE. This was followed by the Hellenistic

Ridda Wars
.

The remains of settlements, burials and other extensive evidence of human habitation throughout these eras is littered throughout the UAE, with many extensive finds of rich materials in the shape of pottery, jewellery, weapons and both human and animal remains providing archaeologists and researchers with an increasingly sophisticated picture of longstanding involvement in regional trade alongside nomadic cultures eking out a living from the frequently arid and inhospitable desert and mountain environment of the UAE.

Settlements

Wadi Suq burial at Jebel Buhais
Wadi Suq era burial at Shimal
Hafit period beehive tomb at Jebel Hafeet
Iron Age building at Jebel Buhais
Settlement Emirate (modern) Populated Notes
Al-Ashoosh Dubai 2500–2000 BCE Umm Al Nar site with no burial discovered.
Al Madam Sharjah 1100–300 BCE Iron Age aflaj (water systems)
Al Sufouh Dubai 2500–2000 BCE Umm Al Nar site with tomb
Bidaa bint Saud Abu Dhabi 3200–2600 BCE Hafit and Iron Age burials
Bithnah Fujairah 2000–300 BCE Wadi Suq burials and Iron Age petroglyphs
Ed-Dur
 Umm Al Quwain 5300 BCE–300 CE Major ancient city/settlement spanning Ubeid period through Umm Al Nar, Wadi Suq to Iron Age and Pre-Islamic
Hili Abu Dhabi 3200–2600 BCE Hafit and Umm Al Nar tombs
Jebel Buhais Sharjah 5000–1300 BCE Necropolis featuring Stone, Bronze, Iron and Hellenistic age burials
Jebel Faya Sharjah 125,000 BCE Neolithic, Paleolithic, Stone, Bronze Age finds (See Mleiha)
Jebel Hafeet Abu Dhabi 3200-2600 BC Gave its name to the Hafit period, extensive beehive tombs, with some reconstructed
Jumeirah Dubai Connected to the historical region of Tawam.[2][3]
Kalba Sharjah 2500–1300 BCE Umm Al Nar settlement
Masafi Ras Al Khaimah 1300–300 BCE Iron Age finds
Mleiha Sharjah 5300–300 BCE Settlement through Ubaid, Hafit, Umm Al Nar, Wadi Suq and Iron Age to Hellenistic Mleiha & pre-Islamic periods
Muweilah Sharjah 1100–600 BCE Iron Age II settlement
Qattara Oasis Abu Dhabi 1800–1500 BCE Bronze and Iron Age settlement
Rumailah Abu Dhabi 2000–1000 BCE Umm Al Nar through to Iron Age II settlement
Saruq Al Hadid Dubai 2600 BCE–1000 CE Occupation since Umm Al Nar period, major Iron Age metallurgical centre
Seih Al Harf Ras Al Khaimah 2000–1300 BCE Extensive Wadi Suq burial site
Shimal Ras Al Khaimah 2500–1300 BCE Umm Al Nar/Wadi Suq burials
Tell Abraq Umm Al Quwain/Sharjah 2500–400 BCE Major settlement, spanning Umm Al Nar, Wadi Suq and Iron Age
Thuqeibah Sharjah 1100–400 BCE Iron Age II and III settlement
Umm Al Nar Abu Dhabi 2600–2000 BCE Burials and settlement defined the Umm Al Nar period

See also

References

  1. ^ Gonzaga, Shireen (2011-02-01). "New Timeline for First Early Human Exodus out of Africa". EarthSky.org. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  2. ISBN 978-1-900724-47-0
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  3. ^ Leech, Nick (2015-10-22). "The long read: has a lost Arab capital been found on the Oman-UAE border?". The National. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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