Umm Al Maa

Umm Al Maa
ام الماء
Qala'at (Fort) Umm Al Maa
Umm Al Maa is located in Qatar
Umm Al Maa
Approximate location of Umm Al Maa archaeological site
LocationNorthwest Qatar
Coordinates25°49′03″N 50°59′26″E / 25.817443°N 50.990465°E / 25.817443; 50.990465
TypeSettlement
AreaAt least 600 km2
History
PeriodsBronze Age (c. 3,000 BC)
CulturesUnknown, possibly Dilmun
Site notes
Excavation dates1957
1970s
1988–1991
ArchaeologistsGeoffrey Bibby & Peter Glob
Beatrice de Cardi
Masatoshi A Konishi, Takeshi Gotoh & Yoshihiko Akashi

Umm Al Maa (Arabic: ام الماء, romanized‘Umm al-Mā’) is an archaeological site in northwest Qatar located in the municipality of Al Khor, near the border with Al Shamal.[1] It is most notable for its ancient cemetery, which is thought to date to the Bronze Age.

  1. ^ "Geportal". The Centre for Geographic Information Systems of Qatar. Retrieved 24 February 2019.