One of the most important archaeological sites in the Sultanate that dates back to the Bronze Age or the Majan civilization is the site of Bat, Al-Khatm and Al-Ain
Where it is located on the old copper trade line and has been linked to its counterparts from the sites in Al-Dakhiliya Governorate, Al-Buraimi Governorate, and Hili F
The United Arab Emirates to commercial ports in Sohar, North Al Batinah Governorate and Ras Al Jinz
Ras al-Hadd in the South Eastern Province and Umm Al Nar Island in the United Arab Emirates.
These sites were first recognized in 1964, and these three sites are considered a prominent example of the Alf settlements
The third century BC, as it includes the largest gathering of towers or stone buildings and ancient tombs, and because of its importance as a human heritage that meets
For the conditions of exceptional value criteria, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has included it as a cultural heritage site
The World in 1988.
The Batt site is the largest of the three sites and the most important highlight of the spread of archaeological tombs on the surface of the earth and on the tops of mountains and extended
Between the village of Al-Wahra and the village of Bat, while the number of tombs scattered on the mountain slopes alone amounts to nearly 1,000 tombs
The number of graves on the surface is approximately 130, most of which cover the period from the end of the fourth millennium to
The beginning of the first millennium BC. Two types of tombs are featured on the site, namely the Hafit tombs and Umm al-Nar tombs. And these exist
The quality is on the northern side of the settlement and on the adjacent mountain peaks.
The graves of Hafeet are constructed with two consecutive circular walls surrounding a circular or oval burial chamber whose floors are covered
With stone slabs, the walls were constructed of impermeable stones brought from the neighboring limestone mountains and laid without mortar,
The entrances to the burial chambers are triangular, or square, and they point to the south, west, or east, and these entrances are then blocked by stones
The process of burying the dead, burying the dead with funerary attachments such as copper daggers and necklaces made of beads and stone tools
And pottery vessels imported from the civilization of Jumada Nasr in Mesopotamia.
The other type, called the Umm al-Nar tombs, is found in the southern part of the site and dates back to the Umm al-Nar period (2200-
2700 BC) is a period in which the Majan civilization flourished, which was reflected in the shape of these distinctive façades with façades
Built of white, manicured, multi-chambered limestone, which includes many dead people buried with enclosures
Various local funerary and imported from Mesopotamia, Sindh and Iran.
Excavations revealed a settlement located on a mountain slope located on the southeastern side of Umm al-Nar tombs, and they contained remains.
The houses have a rectangular plan, the rooms overlooking a courtyard in the middle.
The Batt site contains 6 huge circular stone buildings distributed throughout the site and in the village of Batt, the majority of which are in the middle of a water well.
A number of them were surrounded by a trench like the Rajom Tower and Tower (1156), and all of these buildings were attached to rooms built with mud on foundations.
Stone. These buildings were built in various periods, the oldest of which dates back to the Hafit era (3200-2700 BC), such as the Khatem Tower
And Khafaji Tower.
And 20 km southeast of Pat, there are Wadi Al Ain cemeteries that are distinguished by their tower signs and built with limestone and stones
It dates back to the Hafit period (3200-2700 BC), and it is circular in shape, built directly on the mountain floor and is mediated by
Inside are chambers for burial chambers or oval, with a height between two to four meters and an average diameter of five meters, and most
Its entrances are to the east.
Where it is located on the old copper trade line and has been linked to its counterparts from the sites in Al-Dakhiliya Governorate, Al-Buraimi Governorate, and Hili F
The United Arab Emirates to commercial ports in Sohar, North Al Batinah Governorate and Ras Al Jinz
Ras al-Hadd in the South Eastern Province and Umm Al Nar Island in the United Arab Emirates.
These sites were first recognized in 1964, and these three sites are considered a prominent example of the Alf settlements
The third century BC, as it includes the largest gathering of towers or stone buildings and ancient tombs, and because of its importance as a human heritage that meets
For the conditions of exceptional value criteria, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has included it as a cultural heritage site
The World in 1988.
The Batt site is the largest of the three sites and the most important highlight of the spread of archaeological tombs on the surface of the earth and on the tops of mountains and extended
Between the village of Al-Wahra and the village of Bat, while the number of tombs scattered on the mountain slopes alone amounts to nearly 1,000 tombs
The number of graves on the surface is approximately 130, most of which cover the period from the end of the fourth millennium to
The beginning of the first millennium BC. Two types of tombs are featured on the site, namely the Hafit tombs and Umm al-Nar tombs. And these exist
The quality is on the northern side of the settlement and on the adjacent mountain peaks.
The graves of Hafeet are constructed with two consecutive circular walls surrounding a circular or oval burial chamber whose floors are covered
With stone slabs, the walls were constructed of impermeable stones brought from the neighboring limestone mountains and laid without mortar,
The entrances to the burial chambers are triangular, or square, and they point to the south, west, or east, and these entrances are then blocked by stones
The process of burying the dead, burying the dead with funerary attachments such as copper daggers and necklaces made of beads and stone tools
And pottery vessels imported from the civilization of Jumada Nasr in Mesopotamia.
The other type, called the Umm al-Nar tombs, is found in the southern part of the site and dates back to the Umm al-Nar period (2200-
2700 BC) is a period in which the Majan civilization flourished, which was reflected in the shape of these distinctive façades with façades
Built of white, manicured, multi-chambered limestone, which includes many dead people buried with enclosures
Various local funerary and imported from Mesopotamia, Sindh and Iran.
Excavations revealed a settlement located on a mountain slope located on the southeastern side of Umm al-Nar tombs, and they contained remains.
The houses have a rectangular plan, the rooms overlooking a courtyard in the middle.
The Batt site contains 6 huge circular stone buildings distributed throughout the site and in the village of Batt, the majority of which are in the middle of a water well.
A number of them were surrounded by a trench like the Rajom Tower and Tower (1156), and all of these buildings were attached to rooms built with mud on foundations.
Stone. These buildings were built in various periods, the oldest of which dates back to the Hafit era (3200-2700 BC), such as the Khatem Tower
And Khafaji Tower.
And 20 km southeast of Pat, there are Wadi Al Ain cemeteries that are distinguished by their tower signs and built with limestone and stones
It dates back to the Hafit period (3200-2700 BC), and it is circular in shape, built directly on the mountain floor and is mediated by
Inside are chambers for burial chambers or oval, with a height between two to four meters and an average diameter of five meters, and most
Its entrances are to the east.
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