https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0 en-us 2021-01-18 07:00:15 UTC 2023-06-04 05:10:29 UTC hello@padlet.com llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096898119 The beginning, Located off the coast of Abu Dhabi emirate, the small island of Umm an-Nar features an archaeological site that has yielded significant finds that have helped to illuminate the culture and lifestyle of Bronze Age inhabitants of the United Arab Emirates. ]]> 2021-01-18 07:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096898119 llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096904482 Between approximately 2500 BCE and 2000 BCE, this small island was home to a relatively large settlement that played an active role in regional commerce, with artefacts showing that people on the island traded with civilizations as far away as ancient Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) and the Indus Valley Civilization (modern-day Pakistan and India). ]]> 2021-01-18 07:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096904482 llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096908573 The island, first excavated in 1959 by a Danish archaeology team, contains important buildings and tombs of the Umm an-Nar Culture. The cemetery comprises above-ground tombs, which are circular in shape and range in diameter from 6 to 12 meters. They are several meters high and are divided into chambers accessed through small entrances. ]]> 2021-01-18 07:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096908573 llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096911213 The tombs were constructed using dressed stones. Some of these original stones were used in the restoration of a number of tombs during the 1970s. The ring walls of the larger buildings were sometimes decorated with carvings of Oryx, oxen, snakes and camels.  
Several buildings made from rough-cut stone were also excavated on Umm an-Nar Island. These comprised houses and a warehouse. The latter was used to store and transport goods from the island to regions around the Arabian Gulf. ]]> 2021-01-18 07:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096911213 llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096914558 Archaeologists have recovered a number of objects from the settlement on the island, providing insight into the lives of these early people. Artefacts include necklaces, jewelery and even a gold hairpin; copper weapons; and imported and local pottery decorated with elaborate designs. Bronze objects, such as fishing hooks, also were found. These were made from locally sourced copper that likely came from the mountains near the inland oasis of Al Ain.]]> 2021-01-18 07:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096914558 llamabing7 https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096918901 It is located in the capital of Abu Dhabi, near the First Bank of Abu Dhabi and has a archeologist site besides it ]]> 2021-01-18 07:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/llamabing7/5sflu4ammq2v6af0/wish/1096918901