Qidfa' 1.

• Author: Al Tikriti, Walid Yasin.
• Place / Publishing House: Oxford : : Archaeopress,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 pages)

This volume presents results from the rescue excavations of the Qidfa' 1 site, a multi-period tomb (Wadi Suq-Late Bronze /Early Iron Age). The richness of the discoveries demonstrates the wealth and significance of the culture of the 2nd millennium BC in southeast Arabia.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Contents -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Plates -- Figure 1: The undisturbed mound section of Qidfa' 1. -- Figure 2: The two 'caves' openings of the tomb. -- Figure 3: The locals examining the discovery -- Figure 4: Photo of the northern chamber finds. -- Figure 5: Pottery, stone and bronze vessels, a dagger and copper arrowheads at the northern chamber. -- Figure 6: Shot of finds in the southern chamber. -- Figure 7: South chamber with finds and a flat marine stone. -- Figure 8: General view of the upper chambers of the tomb. -- Figure 10: Funeral objects of glazed earthen ware buried together with stone and copper/bronze vessels. -- Figure 9: Photo with a heavy bronze bangle at the curve of the northern chamber. -- Figure 11: Entrance of the tomb from inside. -- Figure 12: The blocked entrance from outside. -- Figure 13: The entrance after removing the blocking slab. -- Figure 14: Areal view of the northern chamber after excavation. -- Figure 15: The tomb after excavation. Nanu sits on the floor of the upper burial. His feet are on the floor of the lower tier. -- Figure 16: Semi-complete jar of grey ware (P 7). H 24.8 cm. -- Figure 18: Incomplete jar of grey ware (P 47). H. 25.5 cm. -- Figure 19: Pear-shaped jar of grey ware (P 37). H. 22.7 cm. -- Figure 20: Semi-complete jar of grey ware (P 45). H. 21.2 cm. -- Figure 22: Incomplete decanter vessel of grey ware (P 19). H. 16.3 cm. -- Figure 23: lugged-jar of coarse dark grey ware (P 5). H. 20.4 cm. -- Figure 24: Lugged-jar (P 77a). H. 15.5 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum (FM). -- Figure 26: Small canister vessel in a bottle shape, handmade (P 75). H. 11.8. -- Figure 27: Necked-canister vessel, poorly baked (P 31). H. 11.5. -- Figure 28: A complete profile of fine fabric reminiscent of Umm an-Nar/Wadi Suq ware (P 33). H. 23.2.

Figure 30: Complete handmade vessel with narrow mouth (P38). H. 15.5. -- Figure 31: Thick wall handmade vessel (P 4). H. 15.7. -- Figure 32: Handmade vessel (P 3). H. 15 cm. -- Figure 34: High-necked handmade vessel (P 74). H. 16.8 cm. -- Figure 35: Painted pottery vessel (P 44). H. 14.9 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 36: Thick wall painted vessel (P 10). H. 14.5 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum -- Figure 37: Remnants of a wide-mouthed bowl (P 52). H. 7.2 cm. -- Figure 38: Incomplete wide-mouthed bowl (P 68). H. 4.8-5.1 cm. -- Figure 40: Incomplete wide-mouthed bowl (P 56). H. 5.3-5.7 cm. -- Figure 41: Semi-complete wide-mouthed bowl (P 65). H. 4.8, r. diam. 8.9 cm. -- Figure 42: Complete spouted bowl (P 42). H. 8, max. r. diam. 12.3 cm. -- Figure 44: Painted open-mouthed bowl (P 49). H. 6, max. r. diam. 11.6 cm. -- Figure 45: Wide mouth painted bowl (P 87). H. 8, R. diam. 16 cm. (from outside the tomb). -- Figure 46: Spouted bowl (P 15). H. 7.9, R. diam. 11-11.5 cm. -- Figure 48: Large section of a handmade bowl (P 54). H. 7, est. r. diam. 12 cm. -- Figure 50: Profile of a bowl (P 69a). H. 6.9 cm. -- Figure 51: Semi-complete bowl, handmade (P 70). H. 9, r. diam. 13.8 cm. -- Figure 52: Complete bowl, handmade (P 73). H. 6.5, r. diam. 10.8-11.8 cm -- Figure 54: High wall bowl (P 17). H. 13.2, est. r. diam. 17 cm. -- Figure 56: Semi-complete bowl (P 12). H. 9.7, r. diam. 14 cm. -- Figure 57: Large dish (P 26). H. 6, r. diam. 18 cm. -- Figure 58: Small complete dish (P 28). H. 4.7-5, r. diam. 14.8- 15.5 cm. -- Figure 60: Large dish (P 46). H. 9.2-10, r. diam. 28.5 cm. -- Figure 61: Incomplete dish (P 51). H. 6, Est. r. diam. 17 cm. -- Figure 62: Large dish (P 76). R. diam. 23.5 cm. -- Figure 64: Black on red painted cup (P 58). H. 6, r. diam. 7-7.5 cm.

Figure 65: Profile of incised grey pottery vessel (P 66). H. 9.5, est. r. diam. 9 cm. -- Figure 66: Complete beaker of incised grey pottery with its lid (P1 and P 2). H. 13 cm. -- Figure 68: Glazed bowl (P 61). av. H. with knobs 7, r. diam. 14.2, B. diam. 7.5 cm. -- Figure 69: Same glazed beaker (P 61). -- Figure 70: Painted vessel (P 81). H. 11.8, r. diam. 12.5-12.8 cm. -- Figure 72: Painted vessel (P 79). H. 9-9.2, r diam. 11 cm. -- Figure 73: Painted cup (p 84). R. diam. 6.7 cm -- Figure 74: Painted bowl (P 78). H. 6.2-6.7 cm. -- Figure 76: Lower portion of a dish (P 82). Base diam. 9.3 cm. -- Figure 77: Small canister vessel (P 83). H. 12.5, r. diam. 5.3 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 78: Conical stone vessel (S 7). H. 11, b. diam. 13 cm. -- Figure 80: Conical vessel (S 34) H. 14.5-15, b. diam. 18.8 cm. -- Figure 81: Squat conical vessel (S 80). H. 6.5, b. diam. 12.1 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 82: Squat conical vessel (48). H. 8.5, b. diam. 15.5 cm. -- Figure 84: High conical stone vessel (S 47). H. 15-15.5, b. diam. 15.8-16.8 cm. -- Figure 85: Small conical vessel made of whitish stone (S 14). H. 5.5, b. diam. 8.9 cm. -- Figure 86: High rectangular box (S 2). H. 9.5, base length 6 cm. -- Figure 88: Rectangular box (S 5). H. 7.5, b. length 11.1 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 89: High rectangular box (S 16). H. 9.5-9.8, b. length 9 cm. -- Figure 90: Rectangular box (S 39). H. 11.1, b. 13.8x8.8 cm. -- Figure 91: Small barrel-shaped suspension vessel (S 45). See text for measurements. -- Figure 92: Large barrel-shaped suspension vessel (S 11). See text for measurements. -- Figure 93: Beaker with its original lid (S 63). H. 13 cm. -- Figure 94: Worn out bowl with short open spout ornamented with single-dotted circles (S 23). H. 4.5, r. diam. 8.6 cm.

Figure 96: Stone bowl with chevron motif on the long open spout. Hanging triangles cover the body (S 54). H. 4.7-5, r. diam. 10.2 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 98: Stone vessel with long spout. Zigzag lines between straight lines (S 83). H. 5.1, r. diam. 8.5-8.9 cm. -- Figure 99: Spouted bowl ornamented with straight lines and hanging triangles executed in saw-teeth incisions (S 26). H. 5-5.4, r. diam. 8.5 cm. -- Figure 100: Spouted vessel ornamented with straight lines and tree-like motifs in between (S 84). H. 6.8-7.2, r. diam. 7.7 cm. -- Figure 102: Squat carinated vessel. Two saw-teeth zigzag lines decorate the body and three of them below the spout (S 82). H. 4.3, r. diam. 8.8, b. diam. 5.8 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 103: Small open mouth vessel decorated with single dotted circles bordered by two lines below the rim (S 85). H. 3.6-3.8, r. diam. 8.5, b. diam. 3.4 cm. -- Figure 104: Small fully decorated container (S 86). H. 3.1, r. diam. 6.7, b. diam. 6.7 cm. -- Figure 105: Stone lid with radial incisions executed in saw-teeth style on the surface (S 49). Diam. 8 cm. -- Figure 106: Stone lid, simple incised lines on surface and pommel (S 60). Diam. 6.8 cm. -- Figure 108: High-stem lid of Wadi Suq Period (S 87). H. 6.5, diam. 9 cm. -- Figure 110: Lid with 4 fish motifs. Handle is missing (S 56). Diam. 9.7 cm. -- Figure 111: Nicely shaped lid with star fish like-motif. May have had a separate handle (S 61). Diam. 11.1 cm. -- Figure 112: The lower side of the former lid. -- Figure 113: Unique rectangular lid with rounded corner and a separate handle (S 52). 9.6x6 cm. -- Figure 115: Small 4 lugged-vessel from the lower burial, Wadi Suq Period (S88). Av. H. 5.8, r. diam. 3.3 cm. -- Figure 116: Small vessel from the lower burial, Wadi Suq Period (S 91). H. 4.8, r. diam. 3.7 cm.

Figure 118: Lid with single-dotted circles from the lower burial, Wadi Suq Period (S 94). diam. 5.5 cm. -- Figure 120: Spouted bowl from the lower burial, Wadi Suq Period (S 93). H. 5.1-5.4, r. diam. 11.8 cm. -- Figure 121: Incomplete fragmented bowl mostly discovered in the lower burial, Wadi Suq Period (S 90). H. 8.5, r. diam. 17.5 cm. -- Figure 122: Spouted copper/bronze vessel (B 10). H. 10, b. diam. 7, r. diam. 15 cm. -- Figure 124: Deep spouted bowl (B 31). Av. H. 9.5, b. diam. 8, r. diam. 15 cm. -- Figure 126: Spouted copper/bronze bowl (B 40). Av. H. 9.6, b. diam. 6.6, r. diam. 15.8 cm. -- Figure 127: Spouted bowl (B 45). Av. H. 10.2-11, b. diam. 7, av. r. diam. 16 cm. -- Figure 128: Deep spouted copper/bronze bowl (B 17). H. 10.7, b. 8.5, r. diam. 15.8 cm. -- Figure 130: Spouted bowl (B 32). H. 8, b. diam. 7.5, av. R. diam. 15 cm. -- Figure 132: Deep spouted bowl (B 39). H. 9.8, r. diam. 15, base is missing. -- Figure 133: Medium size copper/bronze bowl (B. 12). H. 4.7, b. diam. 6.1, r. diam. 9-9.8 cm. Credit: Fujairah Museum. -- Figure 134: (B 16). H. 8-9.5, b. diam. 7.5, r. diam. 14.5 cm. -- Figure 136: Copper/bronze bowl, thicker wall, thick-flanged rim (B 38). Av. H. 9.2, b. diam. 15.7, r. diam. 10 cm. -- Figure 138: Tassa (B 50). Av. H. 7.5, b. diam. 6, av. R. diam. 6 cm. -- Figure 139: Tassa (B 51). H. 7, av. B. diam. 5.5, r. diam. 12 cm. -- Figure 140: Tassa (B 52). Av. H. 7, b. diam. 5.8, av. R. diam. 12 cm. -- Figure 142: Tassa (B 25). Av. H. 6.5, b. 5.5, r. diam. 12-12.5 cm. -- Figure 144: Copper/bronze vessel (B 2). H. 10.5-11.6, aprox. r. diam. 15.5 cm. -- Figure 145: Small hemispherical bowl (B 1). H. 5-5.5, b. diam. 3.8, r. diam. 9 cm. -- Figure 146: Medium-size bowl with off-set walls (B 8). H. 5.6, b. diam. 5.3, r. diam. 12 cm.

Figure 148: Copper/bronze vessel with long spout (B 36). H. 8, b. diam. 10, r. diam. 15.7 cm.