Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was the longest period the land of
the U.A.E. had witnessed after the Stone Age. From
around 3200 B.C to around 1200 B.C there are many
archaeological sites in the city of Al Ain and in
other areas in the country. The materials of the Bronze
Age are divided into three sub- groups and displayed
in chronological order. These sub-groups belong to
Hafit Horizon, Umm an - Nar period and Wadi Suq Era.
Hafit Horizon Two showcases (106 and 107) are allocated to present
the material culture of this period. Archaeologists
identified hundreds of stone cairns from the period
between around 3200 and 2700 B.C. These cairns are
located for the most part on the northern and eastern
foothills of Jebel Hafit. The displayed black and
white photo shows the density and distribution of
the stone heaps. These heaps represent the largest
known cemetery for the community that had lived some
5000 years ago. Unfortunately, most of these graves
were plundered in the past and very little of the
objects were found in situ. The
pottery vessels displayed in this section are funeral
objects found in some of these tombs. The shape and
design indicate a Mesopotamian origin and help to
substantiate that trade was carried out between Mesopotamia
and the U.A.E as far back as the fourth millennium
BC. No contemporary settlements have yet been found.
