Mansour Boraik
Biographic Data
| ID | 3864212 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mansour Boraik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mansour |
| FAMILY NAME | Boraik |
| SIGNATURE | BORAIK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dubai Health Authority |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf
This study presents the ceramic finds from archaeological investigations conducted in 2024 at two settlements: ‘Islamic Village' and Suhaila 2, one of a number of mountain villages of the Late Islamic period within the Ḥattā Oasis: a high‐altitude exclave in the Emirate of Dubai. The sites are located on the northeastern slopes of Jabal Qallāt Sabbā in the Ḥattā Valley. Excavation conducted on a series of simple, partly preserved, one or two cell…
Proposed Chronology of Burial Activity by Period in the Necropolis of Al-Qusais (Dubai, UAE)
The archaeological site of Al-Qusais (Dubai, UAE) contains an extensive necropolis, including 267 simple graves and three communal graves, excavated at various times from 1974 to the present.77 intact simple graves have been documented, providing an opportunity for chronological study as they have not been reused.According to the typology of the grave goods found, these graves date between the second and first millennium BC.Thanks to the first st…
Breeze of Continuity
The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single entity throughout the Islamic period. A study of architectural decoration, supported by the findings of the…
Archaeological excavations at Sarūq al‐Ḥadīd‐2022–2023 season
The 3‐month excavation conducted in Area G at Sarūq al‐Ḥadīd yielded novel insights into the historical occupation, abandonment and utilisation patterns of the site. The archaeological strata unearthed during our excavation dating span a significant timeframe, ranging from the fourth to the first millennium BC. Employing a stratigraphical approach, we systematically established a relative chronological sequence for the area supported by C14 absol…
Wild and Domesticated Fauna in Desert Regions of the Near East
The authors present the results of the archaeozoological studies of the 2019–2020 archaeological field seasons conducted in Saruq al-Hadid (Dubai, UAE) by the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of Historic Heritage (Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico, IAPH). We analyzed two large assemblages of animal bone remains and, through the archaeozoological analysis, observed differences between two cultural and taphonomical contex…
The bird remains from Saruq al-Hadid
The provenance of early Iron Age ferrous remains from southeastern Arabia
Preliminary insights into late prehistoric fish procurement strategies in the desert interior of southeastern Arabia
Worked and decorated shell discs from southern Arabia and the wider Near East
This article presents and discusses a corpus of worked and decorated shell discs from recently excavated archaeological sites in southern Arabia, including Dibba (northern Oman), Saruq al‐Hadid ( UAE ) and Sumhuram/Khor Rori (southern Oman). The artefacts are compared to a wide range of shell discs from controlled excavations in Arabia and the broader Near East in order to better understand their date, manufacture and use. The comparative study h…
Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program …
Saruq al-Hadid
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid – a 'persistent temporary place' located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub' al-Khali desert – as a lens to focus discussion on the variable nature of temporary sites and mobile adaptations within the archaeology of southeastern Arabia, the relationships between temporary sites and permanent settlements, and the evidence for collective events and gatherings from…
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
Karnak’s Quaysides
International audience
Al-Ashoosh
The archaeological site of Al-Ashoosh is a third-millennium BC settlement located in the Rub al-Khali Desert (or Empty Quarter), 70km south of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Figure 1). This site provides an excellent example of the type of occupation of the inland deserts of the Oman peninsula during the period following the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Between November 2015 and May 2016, the Dubai Municipality and the Sanisera Archaeolog…
Reconstructing the holocene depositional environments in the western part of Ancient Karnak temples complex (Egypt)
Saruq al-Hadid
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid – a 'persistent temporary place' located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub' al-Khali desert – as a lens to focus discussion on the variable nature of temporary sites and mobile adaptations within the archaeology of southeastern Arabia, the relationships between temporary sites and permanent settlements, and the evidence for collective events and gatherings from…
The provenance of early Iron Age ferrous remains from southeastern Arabia
Reconstructing the holocene depositional environments in the western part of Ancient Karnak temples complex (Egypt)
Worked and decorated shell discs from southern Arabia and the wider Near East
This article presents and discusses a corpus of worked and decorated shell discs from recently excavated archaeological sites in southern Arabia, including Dibba (northern Oman), Saruq al‐Hadid ( UAE ) and Sumhuram/Khor Rori (southern Oman). The artefacts are compared to a wide range of shell discs from controlled excavations in Arabia and the broader Near East in order to better understand their date, manufacture and use. The comparative study h…
Al-Ashoosh
The archaeological site of Al-Ashoosh is a third-millennium BC settlement located in the Rub al-Khali Desert (or Empty Quarter), 70km south of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Figure 1). This site provides an excellent example of the type of occupation of the inland deserts of the Oman peninsula during the period following the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Between November 2015 and May 2016, the Dubai Municipality and the Sanisera Archaeolog…
Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program …
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
Reconstructing the holocene depositional environments in the western part of Ancient Karnak temples complex (Egypt)
Al-Ashoosh
The archaeological site of Al-Ashoosh is a third-millennium BC settlement located in the Rub al-Khali Desert (or Empty Quarter), 70km south of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) (Figure 1). This site provides an excellent example of the type of occupation of the inland deserts of the Oman peninsula during the period following the Holocene Climatic Optimum. Between November 2015 and May 2016, the Dubai Municipality and the Sanisera Archaeolog…
Karnak’s Quaysides
International audience
Integrating a complex late prehistoric settlement system
Preliminary insights into late prehistoric fish procurement strategies in the desert interior of southeastern Arabia
Worked and decorated shell discs from southern Arabia and the wider Near East
This article presents and discusses a corpus of worked and decorated shell discs from recently excavated archaeological sites in southern Arabia, including Dibba (northern Oman), Saruq al‐Hadid ( UAE ) and Sumhuram/Khor Rori (southern Oman). The artefacts are compared to a wide range of shell discs from controlled excavations in Arabia and the broader Near East in order to better understand their date, manufacture and use. The comparative study h…
Dating Persistent Short-Term Human Activity in a Complex Depositional Environment
The archaeological site of Saruq al-Hadid, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, presents a long sequence of persistent temporary human occupation on the northern edge of the Rub’ al-Khali desert. The site is located in active dune fields, and evidence for human activity is stratified within a deep sequence of natural dune deposits that reflect complex taphonomic processes of deposition, erosion and reworking. This study presents the results of a program …
Saruq al-Hadid
In this paper, the authors use the site of Saruq al-Hadid – a 'persistent temporary place' located in the mobile dune fields of the north eastern edge of the Rub' al-Khali desert – as a lens to focus discussion on the variable nature of temporary sites and mobile adaptations within the archaeology of southeastern Arabia, the relationships between temporary sites and permanent settlements, and the evidence for collective events and gatherings from…
The bird remains from Saruq al-Hadid
The provenance of early Iron Age ferrous remains from southeastern Arabia
Archaeological excavations at Sarūq al‐Ḥadīd‐2022–2023 season
The 3‐month excavation conducted in Area G at Sarūq al‐Ḥadīd yielded novel insights into the historical occupation, abandonment and utilisation patterns of the site. The archaeological strata unearthed during our excavation dating span a significant timeframe, ranging from the fourth to the first millennium BC. Employing a stratigraphical approach, we systematically established a relative chronological sequence for the area supported by C14 absol…
Wild and Domesticated Fauna in Desert Regions of the Near East
The authors present the results of the archaeozoological studies of the 2019–2020 archaeological field seasons conducted in Saruq al-Hadid (Dubai, UAE) by the University of Seville and the Andalusian Institute of Historic Heritage (Instituto Andaluz del Patrimonio Histórico, IAPH). We analyzed two large assemblages of animal bone remains and, through the archaeozoological analysis, observed differences between two cultural and taphonomical contex…
Proposed Chronology of Burial Activity by Period in the Necropolis of Al-Qusais (Dubai, UAE)
The archaeological site of Al-Qusais (Dubai, UAE) contains an extensive necropolis, including 267 simple graves and three communal graves, excavated at various times from 1974 to the present.77 intact simple graves have been documented, providing an opportunity for chronological study as they have not been reused.According to the typology of the grave goods found, these graves date between the second and first millennium BC.Thanks to the first st…
Breeze of Continuity
The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single entity throughout the Islamic period. A study of architectural decoration, supported by the findings of the…
Between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf
This study presents the ceramic finds from archaeological investigations conducted in 2024 at two settlements: ‘Islamic Village' and Suhaila 2, one of a number of mountain villages of the Late Islamic period within the Ḥattā Oasis: a high‐altitude exclave in the Emirate of Dubai. The sites are located on the northeastern slopes of Jabal Qallāt Sabbā in the Ḥattā Valley. Excavation conducted on a series of simple, partly preserved, one or two cell…
Archaeology (12 works) · Geography (11 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (8 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (8 works) · Prehistory (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Excavation (5 works) · History (5 works) · Geology (4 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (4 works)