Jumeirah Archaeological Site

Jumeirah Archaeological Site
Jumeirah Archaeological Site Office and Exhibition Building
Jumeirah Archaeological Site is located in United Arab Emirates
Jumeirah Archaeological Site
Location in the UAE
Jumeirah Archaeological Site is located in Middle East
Jumeirah Archaeological Site
Jumeirah Archaeological Site (Middle East)
Jumeirah Archaeological Site is located in Asia
Jumeirah Archaeological Site
Jumeirah Archaeological Site (Asia)
25°11′48″N 55°14′30″E / 25.19679°N 55.24180°E / 25.19679; 55.24180
LocationDubai, the U.A.E.
Site notes
AreaApproximately 80,000 m2 (8.0 ha; 20 acres)[1]
Discovered1969[1]

The Jumeirah Archaeological Site is a site which dates back to the Abbasid period in the 10th century CE,[2] in the district of Jumeirah in the city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It was first excavated in 1969 by Dimitri Baramki,[2] with different ancient items including architectural and decorative findings, ranging from a mosque, caravanserai,[a] and residential houses to glazed pottery jars and plateware, bronze coins, glass and stone artefacts.[1][4][5] It is owned and managed by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.

Overview

Archaeological excavations at the site,[1][4][5] which was discovered in 1969, demonstrate that the area was inhabited as far back as the Abbasid era, approximately in the 10th century CE. Measuring about 80,000 m2 (860,000 sq ft), the site lays along a caravan route linking India and China to Oman and Iraq.[1][4][5]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The purpose of the caravanserai building is debated.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Al Amir, Khitam; Cherian, Dona (2020-01-09). "Look: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid visits Jumeirah Archaeological Site". Gulf News. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  2. 1 2 Juchniewicz, Karol; Lic, Agnieszka (2023). "Abbasid Jumeirah, Dubai. An Overview of the Site and Its Architectural Stucco Decoration". Études et Travaux. 36: 57–81. doi:10.12775/EtudTrav.36.003.
  3. ↑ Juchniewicz, Karol; Lic, Agnieszka; Oleksiak, Jerzy; Boraik, Mansur; Zein, Hassan (2025). "Breeze of Continuity: New Evidence for the Occupation of Jumeirah Throughout the Islamic Period". Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy. 36 (1): 306–327. doi:10.1111/aae.70006.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mohammed bin Rashid visits Jumeirah Archaeological Site". Emirates 24/7. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "'Happy and proud' Ruler of Dubai meets archaeologists at Jumeirah dig site". The National. 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
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