• Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits the Jumeirah Archaeological Site in Dubai. All photos by Wam
    Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visits the Jumeirah Archaeological Site in Dubai. All photos by Wam
  • He began his visit at the museum that holds special collections of ancient treasures including pottery, coins, and tools
    He began his visit at the museum that holds special collections of ancient treasures including pottery, coins, and tools
  • Archaeologist Mehra Al Mansouri briefs Sheikh Mohammed and his delegation
    Archaeologist Mehra Al Mansouri briefs Sheikh Mohammed and his delegation
  • The site belongs to the Abbasid era, when the settlement served as a caravan stop along a trading route connecting Iraq and Oman to India and China
    The site belongs to the Abbasid era, when the settlement served as a caravan stop along a trading route connecting Iraq and Oman to India and China
  • The museum gives a glimpse of an early Emirati community and of the find in the late 1960s
    The museum gives a glimpse of an early Emirati community and of the find in the late 1960s
  • Partial Arabic script can be seen on this surviving piece of masonry
    Partial Arabic script can be seen on this surviving piece of masonry
  • The remains of the settlement in Jumeirah
    The remains of the settlement in Jumeirah
  • Sheikh Mohammed is accompanied by a host of officials
    Sheikh Mohammed is accompanied by a host of officials
  • The site was discovered in 1969 and work has continued to preserve it
    The site was discovered in 1969 and work has continued to preserve it
  • The modern skyline of Dubai serves as a backdrop to the settlement remains
    The modern skyline of Dubai serves as a backdrop to the settlement remains
  • The Ruler meets municipality workers who look after the
    The Ruler meets municipality workers who look after the
  • Work continues to this day to find glimpses of early Emirati life
    Work continues to this day to find glimpses of early Emirati life
  • A plaque detailing the surviving remains
    A plaque detailing the surviving remains

Heritage

'Happy and proud' Ruler of Dubai meets archaeologists at Jumeirah dig site

Sheikh Mohammed thanks workers at a dig in Jumeirah

The National

January 09, 2020

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid thanked archaeologists as he toured the ruins of an Emirati home on the Dubai coast.

The Vice President and Ruler of Dubai visited the Jumeirah archaeological site, first discovered in 1969.

The site belongs to the Abbasid era, when the settlement served as a caravan stop along a trading route connecting Iraq and Oman to India and China.

The low walls of a building are among the remains of the trading settlement remain to this day.

It is located between Jumeirah and Al Wasl Road and the collection is open to the public at the nearby Dubai Museum.

Mehra Al Mansouri, an Emirati archaeologist working for Dubai Municipality, briefed Sheikh Mohammed as he toured the museum’s collection.

“I am happy and proud of you young people for undertaking difficult and meticulous projects that require patience and skill, in search of the history of ancestors and fathers which is rooted in this generous land and for documenting the history of our region," he wrote on Twitter.

"We are exploring the past to discover and preserve such treasures and to revive our memory and remember the great history and our values. Such history can help triggering and nourish the capabilities of the new generations and motivate them to explore new horizons," state news agency Wam quoted him as saying.

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