Umm an-Nar Culture

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Umm an-Nar (Arabic: أم النار Umm an - Nār ) is an island located in archaeological excavation sites in the United Arab Emirates, south-east of Abu Dhabi. After this village, Umm - an-Nar culture (ca. 2500-2000 BC) named. A Danish expedition led by Geoffrey Bibby dug here in 1960 and in the following years, a small settlement. In these excavations, first a round building burial was uncovered, which had been built entirely of stone. Some of the built-up stone slabs were decorated with simple relief. In this building the bones of the dead or the dead have been buried for centuries.

A short distance from a small settlement was discovered, whose houses are also built of stone. Of finds, especially the typical painted pottery of this culture is to be called. However, there were also vessels of the Kulli culture, suggesting overseas trade.