Failaka Archaeological Research Project Preliminary results after the second and third season of excavation at Kharaib el-Desht in 2015–2016 Cover Image

Failaka Archaeological Research Project Preliminary results after the second and third season of excavation at Kharaib el-Desht in 2015–2016
Failaka Archaeological Research Project Preliminary results after the second and third season of excavation at Kharaib el-Desht in 2015–2016

Author(s): Agnieszka Pieńkowska
Subject(s): Archaeology, Islam studies, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Gulf archaeology; Failaka; Kuwait; Islamic period;

Summary/Abstract: Excavation at the site of Kharaib el-Desht on Failaka Island, Kuwait, began in 2013 and continued in 2015 and 2016. The second season focused on the northwestern part of the site, namely Areas 1 and 4. In the third season, work also encompassed the southeastern part of the site, Area 3, where the exploration of a stone structure was resumed. A fragment of a residential complex was also unearthed in this area. Test trenches, opened inside the stone structure and below the foundation level of the residential remains, confirmed the existence of an earlier phase, predating the Desht settlement.

  • Issue Year: 1/2017
  • Issue No: XXVI
  • Page Range: 507-522
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English