Al Ain

Links




Al Ain Museum - the website of the Department of Tourism and Antiquities has information about the archaeological sites located in and around Al Ain, including Hili, Wadi Hamam, Bida Bint Saud and Rumailah.

Hili, une oasis de l'âge du Bronze à Abou Dhabi - website about the work carried out by the French Archaeological Mission from CNRS at Hili, Al Ain.

Hili 8 (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Map of Al Ain (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Postage stamps of the archaeology of Al Ain - issued in 1993 (Source: UAE Philately)

Postage stamps of Al Ain Museum - issued in 2003 (Source: UAE Philately)

Qarn Bint Saud (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Qattarah (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Rumeilah (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Tomb A, Hili North (Source: UAEinteract.com)

Press

20 January 2002 - Archaeologists working on the 4,000 year-old pit grave in Al Ain (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

20 January 2002 - Thalassemia an ancient scourge (Source: Gulf News)

14 July 2002 - Five forts restored in Liwa area (Source: Gulf News)

17 July 2002 - Stone and bronze age sites discovered in Al Ain (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

17 July 2002 - New archaeological sites discovered in Al Ain (Source: Gulf News)

15 November 2002 - Al Ain Museum preserves past for posterity (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

28 November 2002 - New plan to restore historic Al Ain sites (Source: Gulf News)

30 November 2002 - New plan to restore historic Al Ain sites (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

9 March 2003 - Al Ain excavations bring out ancient dental facts (Source: Khaleej Times)

10 March 2003 - Al Ain excavations bring out ancient health facts (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

16 March 2003 - New evidence shows Falaj in Al Ain is world's oldest (Source: Gulf News)

16 March 2003 - New evidence shows Falaj in Al Ain is world's oldest (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

17 March 2003 - Book traces history of old irrigation system (Source: Khaleej Times)

21 May 2003 - UN agency to help preserve Al Ain heritage (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

25 May 2003 - Al Ain, Unesco in deal on preserving heritage (Source: Gulf News)

25 May 2003 - Al Ain and Unesco sign heritage pact (Source: Khaleej Times)

6 July 2003 - Al Ain is set to provide major filip to tourism (Source: Khaleej Times)

12 July 2003 - A peep into the past by word of mouth (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

24 January 2004 - Extensive archaeological excavation programme continues in Al Ain (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

16 February 2004 - Unesco study helps Al Ain preserve cultural heritage (Source: Gulf News)

26 February 2004 - Excavation work starts on old fort (Source: Khaleej Times)

16 March 2004 - French team zeroes in on Hili necropolis (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

5 July 2004 - Plans to rename historical landmark (Source: Uaeinteract.com)

22 February 2005 - Romanian prince visits museum (Source: Khaleej Times)

23 February 2005 - French team traces potters of yore (Source: Gulf News)

23 February 2005 - Tomb yields secrets (Source: Khaleej Times)

18 March 2005 - GCC youth participate in excavation in Remaila (Source: Khaleej Times)

19 July 2005 - Archaeologists unearth ancient irrigation system (Source: WAM Emirates Press Agency)

20 July 2005 - Archaeologists unearth ancient irrigation system (Source: UAEinteract.com)

9 August 2005 - Historical fort to be centrepiece of revamped public gardens (Source: UAEinteract.com)

9 August 2005 - Historical fort to be centrepiece of revamped public gardens (Source: Gulf News)

19 Aug 2005 - Ancient artefacts abound in Al Ain (Source: WAM Emirates Press Agency)

20 Aug 2005 - Ancient artefacts abound in Al Ain (Source: UAEinteract.com)

28 Dec 2005 - Hili tomb restored (Source: WAM Emirates Press Agency)

28 Dec 2005 - Hili tomb restored (Source: UAEinteract.com)

28 Dec 2005 - Archaeologists restore ancient tomb (Source: Gulf News)

Publications

Al-Tikriti, W.Y. 1983. Reconsideration of the Late Fourth and Third Millennium B.C. in the Arabian Gulf with Special Reference to the United Arab Emirates. Unpublished PhD thesis. Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Al-Tikriti, W.Y. 1983 Archaeology in the UAE - The Fourth and Third Millenium BC. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 20: 13-15.

Al-Tikriti, W.Y. 1986. Archaeology in Al Ain. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 30: 17-19.

Al-Tikriti, W. Y. and S. Méry. 1999. Tomb N at Hili and the Question of Subterranean Graves During the Umm an-Nar Period. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 30: 205-220.

Al-Tikriti, W.Y. 2002. Al-aflaj fi dawlat al-imarat al-'arabiyat al-mutahida. Dirasat athariya fi anzamat al-rayy al-qadima" (Aflaj in the United Arab Emirates. Archaeological Studies on Ancient Irrigation Systems). Ministry of Information and Culture, Abu Dhabi. 161 pages. ISBN 9948-03-028-1. [ to read a review of this book published in Tribulus (the Journal of the Emirates Natural History Group) by Dr Geoffrey King, ADIAS academic director, click here]

Al-Tikriti, W.Y. 2002. The south-east Arabian origin of the falaj system. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 32: 117-138.

Cleuziou, S. 1978. Excavations at a settlement from the late third millennium: Hili 8. Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates 1: 19-32.

Cleuziou, S. 1978-9. The second and third Seasons of Excavation at Hili 8.Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates 2/3: 30-69.

Cleuziou, S. 1981. The Hili Excavations 1980-1981. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 14: 6-8.

Cleuziou, S. 1982. Hili and the beginnings of oasis life in eastern Arabia. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 12: 15-22.

Cleuziou, S. 1984. Hili in the Third Millennium B.C. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 23: 4-6.

Cleuziou, S. 1989. Excavations at Hili 8: a preliminary report on the 4th to 7th campaigns. Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates 5: 61-88.

Gebel, H-G. 1984. Evidence for Pre-Holocene Industries in the Greater Hili Area. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 23: 7-10.

Harris, T. 1977. Excavations by the French Archaeological Expedition in the Al Ain Region. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 2: 18-20.

Iddison, P. 1997. A Fish Suq in the UAE Desert. Paper presented at the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery: Fish - Food from the Waters, Oxford. Philip Iddison, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Iddison, P. 1998. Food in Al Ain. Handout to accompany talk to the Al Ain Emirates Natural History Group. Philip Iddison, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: 1-9.

Iddison, P. 1999. Al Ain Bakeries - Traditional and Modern. Philip Iddison, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Iddison, P. 2002. Traditional Buildings in Al Ain. Al Ain. Philip Iddison, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Jongbloed, M. 2003. Irrigation Channels Past and Present. Al Shindagah 52 (May/June 2003).

Jorgensen, D. G. and W.Y. al-Tikiriti. 2002. A hydrologic and archeologic study of climate change in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. Global and Planetary Change 35: 37-49.

Magee P., Grave P., Yasin W., Barbetti M., Zhou Y. and Bailey G. 1998. New evidence for specialised ceramic production and exchange in the southeast Arabian Iron Age. Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 9: 236-245.

Méry, S. 1991. Wadi Suq fine wares from Shimal and Hili Sites (United Arab Emirates). In: K. Schippman, A. Herling and J.-F. Salles (eds.), Golf-Archäologie. Mesopotamien, Iran, Kuwait, Bahrain, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate und Oman. Göttingen & Lyon. 6: 245-255.

Méry, S. 1997. A funerary assemblage from the Umm an-Nar period: the ceramics from tomb A at Hili North, UAE. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 27: 171-191.

Méry, S., Rouquet, J., McSweeney, K., Basset, G., Saliège, J.-F. and Al Tikriti, W.Y. 2001. Re-excavation of the Early Bronze Age collective Hili N pit-grave (Emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE) Results of the First Two Campaigns of the Emirati-French Project. Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 31: 161-178.

Saines, N. 1986. History of the Buraimi Oasis. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 29: 2-4.

Stoel, P. 1990. Al Hair Archeological Site. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 41: 21-24.

Vogt, B. 1985. The Umm an-Nar Tomb at Hili North: A Preliminary Report on Three Seasons of Excavations, 1982-1984. Archaeology in the United Arab Emirates 4: 20-37.

Western, R.A. 1978. Second Season of Excavations by the French Archaeological Expedition in the Al Ain Region. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 5: 8-10.

Western, R.A. 1979. Third Season of Excavations by the French Archaeological Expedition in the Al Ain Region. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 7: 24-25.

Western, R.A. 1980. The 1979-80 Excavations at Hili. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 11: 10-12

Western, R.A. 1980. Pottery Found in Abu Dhabi Emirate. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 12: 14-24.

Western, R.A. 1982. Qarn bint Saud. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 18: 22-25.

Western, R.A. 1988. Flint Finds from Jebel Mahijir, Abu Dhabi. Bulletin of the Emirates Natural History Group 36: 27-28.

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