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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.​
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Historical highlights in the depths of human civilization​

Stone lid

Stone lid

Stone lid for south Arabian vessels. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. 3rd century BCE – 1st century CE. Mleiha area 6.

Pre-Islamic Alabaster Jar Lid

Pre-Islamic Alabaster Jar Lid

Pre-Islamic disc shaped alabaster lid; the handle represents seated lion with centrally drilled hole. Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd Century BCE-2nd Century CE.

Alabaster Vase No. 4

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.

Pre-Islamic Copper Coin

Pre-Islamic Copper Coin

Pre-Islamic Copper Coin, Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 2nd-1st C BCE. Catalog number unk. Processed in Reality Capture from 367 images.Copper coin (12) Obverse: Athena head on the right. Her helmet, which is not represented, is summarized by a sequence of small festoons/scallops forming a sort of crown. Low, other […]

Bronze tetradrachm coin

Bronze tetradrachm coin

Bronze tetradrachm coin from MleihaObverse: head of Heracles wearing the pelt of a lion, on the right. The nose is slightly arcuated and the lips are made of two traits. The eye is almond-shaped. on his cheek, a centering point. The pelt is realized through a succession of scales and the lion’s throat surrounds the […]

Pre-Islamic Amphora handle

Pre-Islamic Amphora handle

Pre-Islamic amphora handle with a stamp bearing the name of “Antimakhos”., Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center. 2nd Century BCE-3rd Century CE.

Paleolithic Stone Tool

Paleolithic Stone Tool

Paleolithic Stone Tool, Jebel al-Faya, Sharjah, UAE. On display in the Mleiha Archaeological Center.

Alabaster Jar

Alabaster Jar

Pre-Islamic Alabaster Jar, Mleiha ML 5, Sharjah, UAE. In storage at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority. 250-150 BCE.

Acheulean handaxe

Acheulean handaxe

Acheulean style handaxe from the Suhailah Site, north of Dhaid, Sharjah, UAE. Discovered in 2012. Esitmated to be greater than 500,000 years old.

Chalace with Ibex

Chalace with Ibex

Fine orange ware beaker or chalice drinking cup reportedly imported in the 1st century CE from Iran to the site of Mleiha, Sharjah, UAE. Stylized gazelles.

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International Exhibitions​

Various exhibitions narrating Sharjah’s civilization and history​

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Sharjah Archaeology Authority concludes its participation in the UAE Innovation Month

Sharjah Archaeology Authority concluded its participation in the activities of the UAE Innovation Month in Sharjah, which was organized at…
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Civilization Unity and Cultural Diversity

Under the motto ” civilizational Unity and Cultural Diversity “Sharjah Archaeology Authority will participate in the sixth periodical joint Fair…
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Contribution to Sharjah Fringe Festival

His Excellency Dr. Sabah Aboud Jassim, Director-General of Sharjah Archaeology Authority, said: “We are pleased to contribute to sponsoring Sharjah…
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Our Latest Publications​​​

  • Sharjah Archaeology Authority- cover en
    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.
  • Sharjah Archaeology Authority- cover en
    January 1, 2022
    Multiple phases of human occupation in southeast Arabia between 210000 and 120000 years ago
  • Sharjah Archaeology Authority- cover en
    January 1, 2020
    Assessing Kalba: new fieldwork at a Bronze Age coastal site on the Gulf of Oman (Emirate of Sharjah, UAE)
    Extended supra-regional networks reaching from the Aegean to the Indus region can be attested since the Early Bronze Age. In this context, due to its geostrategic location, the Arabian Peninsula offers optimal conditions for nodes of these networks and probably functioned as a mediator between the East and the West. New fieldwork conducted by the […]
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    January 3, 2016
    In the far reaches of the Near East The recent discovery of Majan
    Twenty 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, […]
  • Sharjah Archaeology Authority- SHARJAH GATEWAY TO THE TRUCIAL STATES
    November 28, 2022
    SHARJAH: GATEAWAY TO THE TRUCIAL STATES
    We are honoured to propose this property in the Emirates of Shariah for inclusion on the ISESCO Islamic world Heritage List. The accompanying submission comprise of the historic town in the Heart of Shariah and Al Hisn ( Shariah Fort ) , that one served as the headquarter of Shariah Government and centre of justice […]
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    August 4, 2022
    ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION AT DIBBA AL-HISIN
    Dibba al – Hisin, a coastal city within the Emirate of Sharjah, is located on the east coast of the UAE and boarders the sea of Oman. it is situated approximately thirty milels north of the Emirate of Fujairah and ninth miles to the east of the Emirate of Dubai.The history of pre-Islamic Arabic contains […]
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    January 1, 2010
    Human remains from a post-Hellenistic grave-chamber in Dibba al-Hisn (Sharjah, UAE)
  • Sharjah Archaeology Authority- book 28
    January 1, 1992
    ANNUAL SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY ISSUE 10
    It 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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    January 1, 2013
    The environmental context of Paleolithic settlement at Jebel Faya, Emirate Sharjah, UAE
    Key to the understanding of Pleistocene human dispersals and settlement dynamics is knowledge about the distribution of human habitats in space and time. To add information about the characteristics of inhabited environments along the South Arabian dispersal route, this paper presents paleo-environmental data from deposits excavated at Jebel Faya (FAY-NE1) in the Emirate of Sharjah, […]
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    Buried far from home: Sasanian graves at Jebel al-Emeilah
    This scientific research studies skeletons found in Jebel Al-Amilah after they were revealed by the winds that removed the light sandy layer that covered them. The results of the radiocarbon dating process showed that these structures dated to the Sassanid period, and this is confirmed by the presence of Sasanian seals with one of these […]
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Sharjah’s Sira Khorfakkan Island in for Major Transformation after being Declared Archaeological Reserve

THE FAMOUSLY IMPREGNABLE ISLAND OVERLOOKING EMIRATE’S EAST COAST IS A TREASURE TROVE OF HISTORY GOING BACK AS FAR AS THE…
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“SHARJAH ARCHAEOLOGY” ANNOUNCES THE INCLUSION OF “SHARJAH: GATEWAY OF THE TRUCIAL STATES” IN THE FINAL LIST OF ISLAMIC WORLD HERITAGE

The First UAE Site to be Included in the ListThe Heritage Committee of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural…
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NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATA REVEAL HUMAN OCCUPATION AT THE JEBEL FAYA ROCK SHELTER, UAE, REACHING BACK 200,000 YEARS

An international team of researchers from the Sharjah Archaeology Authority and the universities of Tübingen, Freiburg and Oxford Brookes, have…
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