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Historical highlights in the depths of human civilization

Alabaster Vase No. 4
Alabaster Vase No. 4 of 47, from cache, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. The find was made by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 2nd-3rd Century CE.

Bronze Age Soft-Stone Box
Bronze Age soft stone jewellery box decorated with dotted circles., Jebel al-Buhais, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd millenium BCE.

Pre-Islamic Alabaster Jar
Pre-Islamic small marble jar with narrow circular mouth., Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd Century BCE-2nd Century CE.

Pre-Islamic male figurine wearing turban
Pre-Islamic terra-cotta figurine represents a lying man wearing turban. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 1st Century CE.

Alabaster Vase No. 17
Alabaster Vase No. 17 of 47, from cache, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. The find was made by the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 2nd-3rd Century CE.

Copper Tetradrachm
1st century BC – 1st century AD. copper Tetradrachm (12g.)– Obverse: smooth and lightly rounded side. – Reverse: extremely schematic representation of Shamash sitting on the left on a stool, with paralleled legs. In his left hand he holds a long sceptre and in his right hand an eagle . On the right side, vertically […]

International Exhibitions
Various exhibitions narrating Sharjah’s civilization and history
- February 14, 2020
- Local
- January 18, 2020
- International
- January 16, 2020
- Local

Our Latest Publications
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August 10, 2021The first part of this book covers the coinage of the era of the Messenger (Peace Be Upon Him) and the Islamic Caliphate, and begins with an introduction to the study of Islamic coinage and their significance, as well as how to benefit from them and use them to study Islamic history and civilization, as […]
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January 21, 1988In 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.
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January 1, 1992It its second edition 2019G, the tenth annual magazine (1992) highlights the results of the surveys conducted at Kalba area. It also presents a historical description and the outlines of the modern natural landscape of Kalba. This is in addition to the change of the sea level, and the archaeological sites in the area in […]
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April 1, 1993In its first and second editions 1994 and 2019 respectively, the 8th annual magazine highlights the study of the ancient nature and environment in Mleiha and the excavations conducted therein, in addition to the local editions of the Arabian coinages of the Pre-Islam era. Also, it highlights the editions of Greek jars “Amphora” and the […]
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April 1, 2012This research studies the charred human bone fragments that were found in a small cave in Jabal Al Faya, located in the Emirate of Sharjah, which date back to the Neolithic age according to the results of the radiocarbon dating process.
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January 1, 2019This 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 […]
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November 29, 2022Coins are considered historical, cultural, and commercial documents, and their study will possibly shedan important light on the conditions of the regions of the Arabian Peninsula during the past historicalperiods, which are still waiting for more studies and research in this field. Describing and analyzing theshapes, symbols, and inscriptions appearing on them provides valuable information […]
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August 10, 2022In the introduction to his book, the author discussed the concept of studying archaeological finds and the importance of placing them within the geographical, historical, and cultural contexts of the region in which they were discovered, as well as the role of heritage sources in the process of analyzing and studying the discovered antiquities. He […]
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January 3, 2016Twenty years of discoveries for the Department of Ancient History, international scientific bodies and the Spanish archaeological team in Sharjah (United Arab Emirates). “Sargon, the king, laid in the port of Akkad the ships of Meloukha, Dilmun, and the ships of Majan.” In the seventies and eighties of the twentieth century, our scientific teams, […]
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April 20, 1986In its third edition (2019G), the third annual magazine highlights Sharjha’s eastern coast surveys, in addition to initial notes about the sea shells collected from the emirate’s coast in 1985 G. A testing trench was unearthed, dating back to pre-history at Qassimya area. The said annual magazine also presents a study of pre-history ages and […]

News Update
We narrate the news through story, history, and archaeological remains.
- March 15, 2023
- Local
- July 28, 2022
- General news
- February 17, 2022
- Local
