Huge Iron Age Ceramic Jar Found in UAE

Iron Age jar seems to indicate thriving trade 3,000 years ago, but it has researchers wondering what was its significance. View this email [in your browser]( [Asset_1_2] Huge Iron Age Ceramic Jar Found in UAE [Archaeologists Puzzle Over Huge Iron Age Ceramic Jar Found in UAE]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The largest Iron Age ceramic jar ever discovered in the UAE dated to 3,000 years ago hints at a bustling trade scene from the 1st millennium BC. But the dimensions of this vessel really have researchers scratching their heads. To fully get a sense of how big it was, archaeologists believe the building in which it was housed may have been constructed around it! There is also the presence of a ceramic fragment with three letters in Sabean, the oldest language in the UAE. It is a South Arabian language dated from the 7th century BC. Having recently been added to the Sharjah Archaeological Museum from the Muwaileh archaeological site, the newly discovered ceramic jar adds weight to the theory that Sharjah was part of the [incense trade]( route between the south Arabian Peninsula and Persia. A Massive Jar: The Economic Heart of the Settlement Due to the size and situation of the Iron Age jar, it’s true function is currently undetermined. The jar stands at a whopping 155 cm in height, with a body diameter of 141 cm and a rim diameter of 94 cm (61 x 55.5 x 37 inches respectively). The columned building it was found in measured 10 x 12 meters (34 x 39.3 feet), within a larger fortified settlement. And the jar is too large to fit through the entrance to the room it was in. The building was constructed between 600 and 900 AD, with the ceiling of the hall supported by 20 columns made of date palms and stone bases, arranged in rows of four by 5, reports [National News](. The jar was found in pieces and had to be painstakingly reconstructed piece by piece. Manal Ataya, Director General of Sharjah Museums Authority commented: “I invite everyone to see this one-of-a-kind artifact at our museum as it best demonstrates the beauty of discovery and the remarkable feat undertaken by dedicated archaeologists and conservators that spent years piecing together numerous fragments without initially knowing what the finished vessel would look like.” [CONTINUE READING...]( Latest News [bones_0]( Turkey Begins Moving Neolithic Site Gre Filla In Turkey, where huge dams are about to flood some valleys, the entire Neolithic site of Gre Filla, compared to Göbeklitepe, is being relocated... [READ MORE...]( [boat]( Ramses II Royal Secretary Sarcophagus Found At Saqqara The Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo has yielded many important finds recently, including the empty red-pink... [READ MORE...]( [treasure_0]( 14th Century BC Canaanites Were Using Opium! The 14th century BC Canaanite ceramic grave goods found at Tel Yehud, Israel have been tested and indicate... [READ MORE...]( Ancient Origins Store [TOUR-LIST]( Stones are the keepers of our traditions. They were our earliest tools – and our earliest weapons. We created empires and civilizations from the earth up, building and recording our lives with the one thing that is strong enough to endure. [Learn more]( [image?cs_ema...]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Unsubscribe]( | [Report spam]( Stella Novus Limited | 6 Abbey Business Park | Baldoyle Industrial Estate | Dublin 13 | D13 N738 | Ireland | +353 876 087 916 You have received this email because you have subscribed to [Ancient-Origins.net](. Copyright © 2022 [Stella Novus Limited]( - [Ancient Origins]( Stella Novus Limited | 6 Abbey Business Park | Baldoyle Industrial Estate | Dublin 13 | D13 N738 | Ireland | +353 876 087 916 [Unsubscribe]( | [Report spam]( Sent with [ActiveTrail]( software