Qalat al-Bahrain Heritage site,in Bahrain. Qal’at al-Bahrain is a characteristic tell – an artificial mound made by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell bear witness to continuous human presence from about 2300 BC to the 16th century AD. About 25% of the site has been excavated, helpful structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They bear out to the importance of the site, a trading port, over the centuries. On the top of the 12 m mound there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal’a (fort). The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most significant ancient civilizations of the region. Qal’at al-Bahrain contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references., Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Qalat al-Bahrain


Location	Bahrain

Country	Bahrain

Year of Research	2005

Culture	Qal’at al-Bahrain is a characteristic tell – an artificial mound made by many successive layers of human occupation. The strata of the 300 × 600 m tell bear witness to continuous human presence from about 2300 BC to the 16th century AD. About 25% of the site has been excavated, helpful structures of different types: residential, public, commercial, religious and military. They bear out to the importance of the site, a trading port, over the centuries. On the top of the 12 m mound there is the impressive Portuguese fort, which gave the whole site its name, qal’a (fort). The site was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most significant ancient civilizations of the region. Qal’at al-Bahrain contains the richest remains inventoried of this civilization, which was hitherto only known from written Sumerian references.

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