Jumeirah Archaeological Site

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Jumeirah Archaeological Site

Jumeirah Archaeological Site Office Building
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Location	Dubai, the U.A.E.
Coordinates	25°11′48″N 55°14′30″E / 25.19679°N 55.24180°E / 25.19679; 55.24180
Area	Approximately 80,000 m2 (8.0 ha; 20 acres)[1]
Site notes
Discovered	1969[1]

The Jumeirah Archaeological Site is a site which dates back to the Abbasid period in the 10th century CE, in the district of Jumeirah in the city of Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. It was first excavated in 1969 with different ancient items including architectural and decorative findings, ranging from a mosque, caravanserai, and residential houses to glazed pottery jars and plateware, bronze coins, glass and stone artefacts.^[1][2][3] It is owned and managed by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority.

Archaeological excavations at the site,^[1][2][3] which was discovered in 1969, demonstrate that the area was inhabited as far back as the Abbasid era, approximately in the 10th century CE. Measuring about 80,000 m² (860,000 sq ft), the site lays along a caravan route linking India and China to Oman and Iraq.^[1][2][3]

• Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates
• Dubai Museum
• History of the United Arab Emirates
• List of Ancient Settlements in the UAE

• Jumeirah Archaeological Site, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority
• Lonelyplanet website