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SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY AUTHORITY
A SUSTAINABLE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR SHARJAH EMIRATE’S AUTHENTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
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Sharjah Archaeology Authority
Titled “Department of Archaeology and Heritage”, under the umbrella of the Department of Culture and Information, Sharjah Archaeology Department was established in 1986 to supervise all the archaeological and heritage sites all over Sharjah emirate and to provide the necessary protection to them; in addition to carrying out the archaeological exploration operations and overseeing the exploration work of the foreign expeditions operating in Sharjah emirate.
Historical highlights in the depths of human civilization
International Exhibitions
Various exhibitions narrating Sharjah’s civilization and history
Organized by Sharjah Archaeology Authority to raise global awareness of the cultural and civilizational heritage of Sharjah Bodour Al Qasimi…
Running from April 18 to May 22, 2024 Sharjah Archaeology Authority opens the exhibition “From Arabia to Central Asia: treasures…
Sharjah Archaeology Authority concluded its participation in the activities of the UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah, which was organized at…
Under the motto ” civilizational Unity and Cultural Diversity “Sharjah Archaeology Authority will participate in the sixth periodical joint Fair…
Our Latest Publications
January 1, 2019
Rock art recording in Khatm Al-Melaha (United Arab Emirates): Multirange data scanning and web mapping Technologies
This paper proposes an initial methodological procedure that allows integrating the data recorded from the archaeological area of Khatam al-Malha (Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates) into the access to the network, combining different geomatics techniques at different levels from a broad technical perspective. The documentation process should always consider every aspect of recording as […]
July 29, 2017
South Arabian zabur script in the Gulf: some recent discoveries from Mleiha (Sharjah, UAE)
This article discusses a recently discovered inscription in the ancient South Arabian script, found at the archaeological site of Mleiha in the United Arab Emirates. The article offers a new reading and interpretation of the inscription, concluding that the text is written in the vernacular dialect of the ancient South Arabian language, known as “zabur”. […]
January 1, 2021
New insights into human occupation through rock art at Khatm al Melaha archaeological site (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
This paper is an approach to the study and documentation of a quite large group of rock art boulders at Khatm al Melaha (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates). More than 150 decorated stone blocks, with almost 400 motifs, have been identified on a hill close to the Arabian Sea coast, highlighting its importance as a control […]
January 1, 2018
ANNUAL SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY ISSUE 16
The edition contains 16 reports on the results of the fieldwork such as geophysical investigations conducted by the Belgium expedition in Mleiha, the important discovery of the tomb of “Amd” the Omana King’s Advisor, in late 2015 G. There is a report on the fieldwork in both sites of Muweleh and Tal Abraq 2014-2017 by […]
December 1, 1984
ANNUAL SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY ISSUE 1
As per its first report, in its third edition (2019G), the first annual magazine highlights the means of the Arabian Gulf Coast, Sand dunes area, the internal basin “Plain” and Oman mountains and its coastal plain. It also provides preliminary reports on the stone materials, the results of analyzing Radio Carbon, Maps and Images. This […]
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Organized by Sharjah Archaeology Authority Tour of 93-million-year-oldFaya Palaeolandscape undertaken by Bodour Al Qasimi and UAE Minster of Culture Sheikh…
ORGANISED BY SHARJAH ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, EXHIBITION HAILED FOR STRENGTHENING CULTURAL TIES WITH UZBEKISTAN, CENTRAL ASIA The exhibition, “From the Arabian…
In conjunction with the 30th excavation season at Jebel Al Buhais and Jebel Faya, organized by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority…
During the closing ceremony of the International training course on “Rock Art Recording Techniques, from Traditional to Digital” Bodour Al…
