Failaka Archaeological Research Project. Preliminary results after the first season of excavation at the Kharaib el-Desht site in 2013/ Appendix 1

Kharaib el-Desht 2013: pottery. Preliminary report/ Appendix 2: Survey of Kharaib el-Desht Bay on Failaka Island: preliminary report

Bibliographic Data

ID19495872
AuthorsAgnieszka Pieńkowska (0000-0001-9033-532X, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw), Marta Mierzejewska (0000-0003-3355-2189, Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw), Magdalena Nowakowska (0000-0003-1386-2534, University of Warsaw)
Year2016
Volume24
Issue1
Pages560-589
Publication date2016-02-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolish Archaeology in the Mediterranean (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1234-5415 • E-ISSN: 2083-537X
PublisherUniversity of Warsaw (PUBLISHER • PL)
DOI10.5604/01.3001.0010.0094
OpenAlexW2865667188
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited4

The site of Kharaib el-Desht on Failaka Island, Kuwait, was explored by an archaeological Kuwaiti–Polish team for the first time in 2013. The project included a survey and underwater archaeological research. Preliminary results indicate a dating of the site to the late Islamic period. Pottery collected from the survey of the site and from the excavations has been studied in a sepearate appendix to this report. As for the underwater and waterfront archaeology project, the main objective was to locate and describe seashore archaeological sites, provide documentary evidence and manage proper preservation of the discoveries in order to further educational opportunities

Archaeology · Excavation · Geography · Pottery · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology