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From the architectural point of view this site, which is located
only 12 km from the museum and designated as Hili 8, is the
most ancient settlement known in the U.A.E so far.
The site is occupied by
a roundish building surrounded by a moat. Inhabitants were
involved in copper trade as well as in agriculture. Their
settled life witnessed the cultivation of wheat, barley, and
sorghum in addition to palm tree.
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