Tumulus grave SM Q 49 (As-Sabbiya, Kuwait). Preliminary report on the investigations in 2009–2010
Tumulus grave SM Q 49 (As-Sabbiya, Kuwait). Preliminary report on the investigations in 2009–2010

Summary/Abstract: Tumulus grave SM Q 49 in the As-Sabbiya area, excavated by a Kuwaiti–Polish archaeological expedition (PCMA UW), was most probably a family tomb of some kind, containing a large number of burials, both primary and secondary, single and double. Finds, including lithic and bone tools, as well as an equid burial, are unparalleled in funerary structures in the region. Moreover, SM Q 49 was one of just a few stone mounds from the As-Sabbiya area which could be dated, thus contributing data for a chronology of tumuli that are widespread in this part of Kuwait. The conclusion is that the oldest mound burials can be dated to the late Neolithic.

• Details
• Contents