.Archaeological Section Plan





The displays of this section provide a rich and accurate record of the activities of man in the U.A.E. over a period of thousands of years. There is evidence of cultures, which managed to survive under harsh conditions and to communicate with other cultures outside the immediate area.
The archaeological discoveries in the Al Ain museum are displayed in a chronological order. Finds from the Stone Age have been displayed first followed by the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the Hellenistic Era and the Islamic Period.


Sequence of the Archaeological Exhibits :
.Stone Age
.Bronze Age (Hafit cairns)
.Mesopotamia and Magan
.Bronze Age (3rd mill. BC settlement)
.Hili Tombs and the ancient burial customs
.Umm an-Nar Settlement and Cemetery
.The 2nd. mill. BC Culture
.Iron Age Culture
.Archaeological map and coins
.The Hellenistic Era
.The Islamic Period