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Published Date : 2022
Auther : Johannes Kutterer
Publisher : Institute for Prehistory and Early Historical Times at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
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English

This thesis studies the site of copper mining and smelting located in Wadi Al-Hilu in the Emirate of Sharjah. This site is the oldest evidence of metal manufacturing in the southeastern region of the Arabian Peninsula, including direct and indirect evidence that proves the process of metal manufacturing such as: smelting furnaces and workshops The traces of ore processing as well as the presence of a pure copper ingot weighing 4.6 kg was the result of this site.



Wadi Al-Hilu 1 – Bronze Age copper mining and smelting site in the Emirate of Sharjah – UAE.

Published Date :
Auther : Johannes Kutterer
Publisher : Institute for Prehistory and Early Historical Times at the University of Tübingen, Germany.
Available Languages -
English

This thesis studies the site of copper mining and smelting located in Wadi Al-Hilu in ...

Excavations at Jebel Faya — The FAY-NE1 shelter sequence

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Auther : Knut Bretzke / Nicholas J. Conard / Hans-Peter Uerpmann
Publisher : Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 44
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الإنجليزية

This article studies the FAY-NE1 site located in Jebel Faya, which is key to the ...