Spanish team to resume excavations

A Spanish expedition from Madrid University will resume archaeological excavations in Al Thaqiba. The expedition is led by Dr Joaquin Cordoba and will be working in the Mudam valley, in the central region of the emirate.

In previous excavations, the Spanish excavators discovered an agricultural village that comprised some two-storey houses, inside which they found ancient objects such as clay pots, metal tools, cosmetic tools and weapons dating back to the Iron Age, or the year 1000 BC.

The expedition will continue searching for small canals, called Aflaj, which the old inhabitants of this village depended on for agriculture.

It will also study the walls of an ancient stone fort built on one of the Al Bahis mountain tops, and survey Al Mudam valley.