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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
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…
His Excellency Dr. Sabah Aboud Jassim, Director-General of Sharjah Archaeology Authority, said: “We are pleased to contribute to sponsoring Sharjah…
Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qassimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, representing His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad…
Our Latest Publications
May 1, 2017
Faunal remains from the Islamic fort at Luluyyah (Sharjah, UAE)
This scientific research studies the animal remains found in the Luluiya Fort, which dates back to the Islamic period, and categorizes them into three categories: the remains of domesticated animals, the remains of wild or wild animals, and the remains of marine creatures, to find out the reasons for their presence in this place.
January 21, 1988
ANNUAL SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY ISSUE 4
In its second edition (2019), the annual magazine highlights the archaeological surveys works carried out by the French archaeological excavation mission in cooperation with Sharjah Archaeology Authority mission in 1984 G in various areas in Sharjah emirate.
November 1, 2023
Akkadian origins of classical Arabic and Iraqi colloquial words
In this book, Dr. Muayyad Saeed presents us with interesting and original research in which he attempts to trace the origins of some of the vocabulary and its meanings contained in classical and colloquial Arabic, especially the colloquial Iraqi dialect in the central and southern regions of modern Iraq, and to trace it back to […]
January 1, 2021
Ancient Arab coins discovered at the archaeological site of Mleiha
This scientific research presents a group of ancient Arab coins discovered at the archaeological site of Mleiha, where this site is considered a distinguished site with regard to ancient archaeological coins, due to the discovery of a coin casting mold in 1991 AD, in one of the facilities of the Great Fort, in conjunction with […]
January 1, 2013
Rhodian amphora stamps found in Mleiha (Sharjah,UAE): old and recent finds
To date Mleiha has yielded eighteen stamps belonging to Rhodian wine amphorae. Eleven of these can be dated to the second half of the third and the first half of the second centuries BC. Rhodian stamps are vital for the chronological framework of the PIR-A period at Mleiha. Most of them, if not all, belonged […]
News Update
We narrate the news through story, history, and archaeological remains.
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…
A new cultural achievement for the Emirate of Sharjah “Mleiha” and “Al Dhaid Fort & Falaj” are on the final…
THE FAMOUSLY IMPREGNABLE ISLAND OVERLOOKING EMIRATE’S EAST COAST IS A TREASURE TROVE OF HISTORY GOING BACK AS FAR AS THE…
