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A new Wadi Suq tomb |
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 The Wadi Suq tomb at Qarn al-HarfQarn al-Harf, a separate low outcrop to the west of the Ra's al-Jibal( northern most part of Hajjar Mountains), is situated 15 km southeast of Ras al-Khaimah town. A number of archaeological sites including 65 tombs have been identified around Qar al'Harf during a survey conducted by Australian Archaeologists in 1999. The National Museum of Ras al-Khaimah carried out an excavation of one of the sites QAH 67, during May-June 2001, which revealed an early Wadi Suq Period tomb. The structure is a typical example of Ghalilah type tomb. It is rectangular in shape with rounded ends, measuring 9.5 x 5.6 ms. and with a central wall dividing the tomb into two chambers. As the tomb was highly plundered there were not much skeletal remains and no complete skeletons were found. All the bones were very fragmentary and mostly occupied the northern part of the tomb. The main grave goods consisted of painted beakers , chlorite vessels and beads. Further beads and a bronze arrowhead and some iron objects point to later secondary burials. The Wadi Suq tomb was a surprise as a first asssessment of the tombs in Qarn al-Harf thought all structures belonged into the late Hafit/early Umm an-Nar Period. Ahmad Hilal Archaeologist |
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