What are Archaeological Sites

 Archaeological Sites —  The Basics

An archaeological site is a vault filled with historical and cultural artefacts with valuable information. Like items in a museum, artefacts are for observation only.

Example of an Archaeological Site (This one is in Russia) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeological_site]

An archaeological site is a place/groups of physical sites in which attest of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic), and which has been or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology and represents a part of the archaeological record. Sites may range from those with few or no remains visible above ground, to buildings and other structures still in use.

Beyond this, the account and geographical degree of a “site” can diverge widely, relying on the time period studied and the theoretical conceptualization of the archaeologist(s).

This will be one of the smaller blogposts as there isn't a lot to talk about.

The next main concept for us to understand is the Geographical extent of every archaeological site in the UAE. Which in retrospect are much larger than most found in the Arabian Peninsula. And ultimately, it is very difficult to delimit a site. It is sometimes taken to indicate a settlement of some sort, although the archaeologist must also specify the limits of human activity around the settlement. Any occurrence of deposition such as a hoard or burial can form a site as well. Melioration led archaeology undertaken as cultural assets management has the liability (or benefit) of having its sites defined by the limits of the deliberate development. Even in this case, however, in describing and interpreting the site, the archaeologist will have to look outside the boundaries of the building site.

This what I have described is how the UAE makes and defines all of its Archaeological Sites present in the UAE.

Examples of cultural property of national significance in the UAE

Some examples of Cultural Property of National Significance in the UAE:

1) Hili Grand Tomb: 

Found in Hili Archaeological Park, Al Ain

2) Umm Hosn Fort, sometimes also known as Umm Hisn OR Arrada Fort: 

Found in Liwa, Abu Dhabi

3) The White Fort, originally named Al Mareer Fort: 

Found in Al Manama in Ajman