Archaeologists find UAE’s first major Iron Age necropolis

Archaeologists find UAE’s first major Iron Age necropolis

The Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi has announced the discovery of the first major Iron Age necropolis in the United Arab Emirates. The necropolis was discovered by the Archaeology Section of DCT Abu Dhabi’s Historic Environment Department during investigations in the Al Ain Region Experts have dated the necropolis to around 1000 BC during the Iron Age II. The site includes approximately 100 burials in rock-cut tombs, accompanied …