부산대학교 도서관

Qaryat al-Faw was the capital city of successive major tribal principalities, and a key commercial centre in the south of the Arabian Peninsula in antiquity. The site was rediscovered in the early twentieth century and has been excavated by King Saud University (KSU) since 1972. In 2021-2022, in view of its nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list, the Saudi Ministry of Culture commissioned RCHeritage to initiate urgent conservation studies, and conduct preliminary research to optimize site conservation. This work involved a reappraisal of the archaeological mapping of the site. Preliminary surveys revealed the overall organization of the micro-region during the different occupation periods, in particular a strongly connected network of avenues, necropolises, and water sources in protohistory, and a concentrically organized oasis in antiquity, surrounded by a palm grove with thousands of plantation pits watered by a channel network, a fort/caravanserai area, and an open-air sanctuary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]