Second millennium settlement at Khor Fakkan the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE

Abstract

The paper deals with the recent archaeological discoveries in the Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Excavations at Khor Fakkan on the Gulf of Oman have revealed the presence of a rather a large settlement belonging to the second millennium BC. A detailed account of the discoveries has been given, and new evidence concerning settlement patterns during the Wadi Suq period has been presented