Sakamkam
Sakamkam | |
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  Sakamkam | |
| Coordinates: 25°10′25″N 56°20′1″E / 25.17361°N 56.33361°E | |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Emirate | Fujairah |
| Elevation | 131 m (433 ft) |
Sakamkam is a wadi and settlement in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Sakamkam Fort is located here.
The area is located some 7 km north of the city of Fujairah. Archaeological finds here have been particularly rich, with some 126 burials located, including oval, circular and the characteristic Wadi Suq period figure-of-eight burial. A number of Late Islamic period ceramics have also been found in the wadi, dating from the 15th-18th centuries.[1]
Surveys of the burials and settlement remains in the wadi started in the 1980s, by a Swiss team. Further surveys were requested in 2001 and 2002 by utility companies installing infrastructure[2] and were carried out by the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, ADIAS.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Kurian, Anupa (2003-08-02). "Who lived here before we came?". GulfNews. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ Beech, Mark. "ADIAS Occasional Newsletter - June 2003". www.adias-uae.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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