Hili Settlement


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.