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Late third‐millennium elite burials in Bahrain
Author(s) -
Højlund Flemming,
Hilton Anna S.,
Juel Christian,
Kirkeby Nanna,
Laursen Steffen T.,
Nielsen Lars E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2008.00299.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , elite , geography , ancient history , geology , history , politics , political science , law
Studies of old aerial photographs of the Bahrain burial mound fields have revealed that a small number of both Early Type ( c. 2200–2050 BC) and Late Type ( c. 2050–1750 BC) mounds are encircled by an outer ring wall, apparently marking out the mound as belonging to an elite. Four of these mounds have been excavated, and the results are presented. The geological differences between the Early Type and the Late Type mound landscapes are discussed.