Preliminary report on the archaeological survey of the joint Kuwaiti–Polish Mission, Failaka Island, 2012

• Authors: Pawlicki, Franciszek

Abstracts

EN

An extensive archaeological prospection along the coasts of Failaka recorded over 180 sites, different stone structures, surface pottery assemblages, farms and enclosures. These were registered, documented and mapped. Stone by stone plans were drawn up of a number of substantial structures that were cleaned and some general observations were made. All prospected and cleaned structures proved to be built of local ashlar sandstone straight on solid ground or bedrock. All kinds of mortar and plaster was used for building construction. Flat stones of similar dimensions were carefully selected. Buildings were neatly designed with entrances always in the middle of the front wall. Archaeological sites of Al-Sabbahiya, Um al-Dakhan, Matitah, Kharaib el-Desht with a density of different historical structures dating from the mid- and late Islamic period are found in the southern regions of Failaka Island.

Keywords

EN

Failaka Island; survey; stone structure; cairn; Islamic settlement; surface pottery assemblage

• Publisher: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 24(1)
• Pages: 547-559

Contributors

author

Pawlicki, Franciszek

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0010.0093