Bronze Age artefacts unearthed in Kuwait

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Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) has discovered tens of cemeteries and engraved items belonged to the Bronze Age from a popular eastern resort on the shores of the Arabian Gulf.

The new discoveries are reminiscent of a Bronze Age culture, known as ‘Um Al Nar’, that existed around 2500 BC in the area of modern-day United Arab Emirates and northern Oman. The area was once a vibrant trade zone that linked vast civilisations across eastern Saudi Arabia, said he director of NCCAL’s department of antiquities and museums, Sultan Al Duweish.

“The rare findings are the result of extensive archaeological surveys carried out on unexplored landscapes,” Al Duweish said. The artefacts will help to uncover the illustrious history of Kuwait, a nation whose soil has contributed immensely to the growth of human civilisation. NCCAL had partnered with several renowned schools and institutes in its quest to locate hidden cultural gems.