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The Institute of Archaeology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences together with the National Council for the Culture, Art and Letter of the State of Kuwait (NCCAL) organised an international conference on the latest archaeological research results of international missions in Kuwait. The conference inspired an idea to prepare a new publication – a monograph that could complex present results of excavations supported by the NCCAL to both the scientific community and the wider public. Missions from Georgia, Great Britain, Italy, Kuwait, Poland and Slovakia contributed with their chapters. These will allow us to reconstruct human life in this area at various stages of societal development. Editors of the publication have undertaken the task of collecting scientific studies and the Institute of Archaeology, Slovak Academy of Sciences has provided a background for publishing the monograph. The book presents the latest results of analyses of the Bronze Age site Al-Khidr, a cult object in Bahra, Al-Sabiyah and selected findings of archaeological investigations in the north-east coast of Failaka Island. Several chapters evaluate life at the prominent site of Al-Qusur between the 7th and 9th century. Interesting findings are provided by the study at the Al-Quarainiyah site and recent research in Kuwait Bay. Readers will become familiar not only with the results of the study of settlement patterns on Failaka Island but also with details of pottery production, fishing and trade in the Gulf region. The book discusses also traces of seasonal late Islamic settlement discovered at several sites on Failaka Island. As editors we feel honoured and believe that the monograph will contribute to the mosaic of knowledge about the ancient history of Kuwait and Gulf
Archaeology of Failaka and Kuwaiti coast – current research
The long history of the archaeological survey of the Failaka Island and of the Kuwaiti coast has brought to this date many outstanding scientific results. However, many problems remain to be solved. Following the idea of Dr. Shehab A. H. Shehab, we decided to organize an international conference (round table), where scientific teams working on the Failaka Island and on the Kuwaiti coast will share new ideas and embark on a closer cooperation. We hope that the presentations of the newest research results will stimulate an active scientific discussion.
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The texts presented here report reflections and preliminary results of the 2009 campaign on the Hellenistic fortress of Failaka, Kuwait, on the fortifications of the first period (north rampart, south gate), on the interior levels of the fortress associated with the first rampart, and present the uncovered artefacts. The French archaeological mission led by O.Callot (CNRS) and J.-F.Salles (CNRS) has been working there from 1985 to 2009. From 2007 to 2009, the work was entrusted to M.Gelin, who developed the research on the fortifications.This is the field report, given to scientific and supervisory authorities, published by the will of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters in Kuwait. Text visible here: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03139002v2/document
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