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The archaeological findings, which are unearthed in the fort, reveal much about the history of the country. The area is thought to have been occupied for about 5000 years and contains a valuable insight into the Copper and Bronze Ages of
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The excavations of the tel have revealed a small settlement, the only one of that period in eastern Arabia, on its northern side. It has been inferred that the village was settled by people who developed agriculture near the oasis, planted palm trees, tended cattle, sheep and goats and also ventured
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The site contains many areas and walls, including Saar necropolis, Al-Hajjar necropolis, Kassite Palace, Madimat
Hermand necropolis, Madimat Isa necropolis, Al-Maqsha Necropolis, Palace of Uperi, Shakhura necropolis, and the Northern city wall. The ruins of the Copper Age consists of two sections of
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There was a palace in the centre of the tel at a commanding location consisting of several warehouses which were inferred as indicative of economic activity during the Dilmun period. Proceeding from here towards the north, along the street leads, to a large gate that probably was the entry to the
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The fortifications seen in the excavated tel area were found around the township and were erected in cardinal directions. The fort walls are seen now only in the northern, western and southern slopes of the tel, and the eastern side is yet to be excavated. The fortifications covered an area of
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Metal artifacts found in the tell were limited to copper pieces, fishing tools and a socketed spearhead; a workshop of 525 m (1,722 ft) size was also identified where copper casting two piece moulds and wax moulds were found. Small and large crucibles used for melting of metal were
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revealing structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They testify to the importance of the site as a trading port over the centuries. On the top of the 12-metre-high (39 ft) mound, there is the impressive Qal`at al-Burtughal
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era, cuneiform tablets were found. Beginning in the 1970s, a French expedition from the
National Centre for Scientific Research worked the site. About 50 tablets were uncovered. Three of them were dated to the reign of a Kassite king named Agum, believed to be
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the fortification wall surrounding streets and houses, and a colossal building on the edge of the moat of the
Portuguese fort in the centre. Barbar pottery has been unearthed around the walls of the central building, dating back to the same age as the
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André-Salvini, B., and P. Lombard. “La Découverte Épigraphique de 1995 à Qal’at al-Bahrein: Un Jalon Pour La
Chronologie de La Phase Dilmoun Moyen Dans Le Golfe Arabe.” Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, vol. 27, 1997, pp.
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spreads over a 180,000 sq ft (16,723 m) area, which encompasses the tell. This testifies to a continuous human presence from about 2300 BC to the 16th century AD. About 25% of the site has been
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Pots and vessels were also recovered. Pots were used for cooking, while the large vessels for food import from Oman and
Mesopotamia. Artifacts found there indicates the location. These include a
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The site, 17.5 hectares in area, has been termed as
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as binding material. The plastered floors in the houses were said to have been spacious. Excavations also hinted that the village had streets which separated the housing complexes.
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Bahrain. In: A.M al-Khalifa and M. Rice (Eds.), Bahrain through the Ages. London. pp. 225–232
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years ago, on the northeastern peak of
Bahrain Island. The present fort dates from the sixth century AD. The capital of the Dilmun civilization, Dilmun was, according to the
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recovered in substantial quantities indicative of large scale manufacture by professional artisans. The copper ware was then traded in surrounding countries such as
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272:قلعة البحرين
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39:قلعة البحرين
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18:Bahrain Fort
2755:Saar Temple
2540:Balibó Fort
2532:Timor-Leste
2408:Arippu fort
2350:Matara Fort
2208:Gaspar Dias
2191:Aguada Fort
2094:Santa Luzia
2066:Korlai Fort
2026:Bandra Fort
2021:Asheri Fort
2016:Arnala Fort
1871:São Marcelo
1801:Santa Maria
1588:São Caetano
1556:Manica Fort
1520:East Africa
1466:Santa Maria
1454:Muxima Fort
1439:Ambaca Fort
1414:Cacheu Fort
1250:Arguin Fort
522:Mesopotamia
404:Description
247:Arab States
212:ii, iii, iv
125: /
101:Coordinates
2770:Categories
2750:Riffa Fort
2631:Taipa Fort
2550:Cupão Fort
2508:Reis Magos
2503:Pasai Fort
2337:Santa Cruz
2285:Santa Cruz
2236:Reis Magos
2230:Ponda Fort
2218:Naroa Fort
2122:São Miguel
2076:Mahim Fort
1996:São Miguel
1981:Qeshm Fort
1922:São Miguel
1731:Reis Magos
1630:São Miguel
1623:São Marçal
1548:Mozambique
1539:(Tanzania)
1498:São Miguel
1477:São Filipe
1388:São Filipe
1358:Cape Verde
1261:Gold Coast
659:References
428:Portuguese
304:Portuguese
276:Portuguese
217:Designated
167:Site notes
141:Settlement
113:50°31′14″E
110:26°14′01″N
2705:Arad Fort
2481:Indonesia
2471:Muar Fort
2330:São Jorge
2314:Sri Lanka
2278:São Tiago
2088:Negapatam
2071:Madh Fort
1963:(Bahrain)
1954:Almirante
1829:São Diogo
1302:São Jorge
1246:(Morocco)
1240:(Morocco)
1234:(Morocco)
1228:(Morocco)
1220:(Morocco)
1212:(Morocco)
1206:(Morocco)
1198:(Morocco)
1192:(Morocco)
1186:(Morocco)
529:cuneiform
423:excavated
362:Sumerians
321:in 2005.
172:Condition
159:Abandoned
2458:Malaysia
2447:Santiago
2356:Santa Fé
2264:São João
2257:São Brás
2197:Assunção
1988:São João
1864:São Luís
1766:São João
1717:Presépio
1536:Santiago
1491:São José
1420:São José
1395:São José
1367:D'El-Rei
1324:Príncipe
1270:Santiago
1203:Graciosa
779:30 April
746:30 April
712:28 April
684:28 April
637:See also
581:Archways
533:hematite
439:Sumerian
386:Agum III
308:Persians
296:Kassites
209:Criteria
204:Cultural
175:In ruins
87:Location
2689:Bahrain
2647:italics
2590:Mong-Há
2466:Malacca
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