Bahra 1

Bahra 1
Bahra 1 is located in Kuwait
Bahra 1
Shown within Kuwait
Bahra 1 is located in Near East
Bahra 1
Bahra 1 (Near East)
LocationKuwait
RegionPersian Gulf
Coordinates29°39′35″N 48°3′4″E / 29.65972°N 48.05111°E / 29.65972; 48.05111 (approximate)
History
PeriodsUbaid period

Bahra 1 is an archaeological site in the Subiya region on the coast of Kuwait Bay (Kuwait) associated with the Ubaid culture.[1] It is one of the earliest Ubaid culture settlements in the Persian Gulf region, about 5500–4900 BC.[2]

  1. ^ Białowarczuk, M. (2013). Ground and pecked stone industry of Bahra 1, an Ubaid-related settlement in Northern Kuwait. Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean, 22, 569–585.
  2. ^ Smogorzewska, Anna (2017). "Local and imported pottery in the Neolithic Gulf: a new perspective from the site of Bahra 1 in Kuwait". Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean. 25: 595–617. doi:10.5604/01.3001.0010.2362.