Rumailah, UAE

Al-Rumaylah

ٱلرُّمَيْلَة
Al-Rumailah Fort
Location	Al Ain, Eastern Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the UAE
Region	Tawam
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 24°16′37″N 55°45′32″E / 24.27694°N 55.75889°E / 24.27694; 55.75889
Type	Settlement
History
Founded	c. 1,100-500 BCE[1][2]
Cultures	Umm Al-Nar[1][2]
Site notes
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

Rumailah (Arabic: ٱلرٌّمَيْلَة) is an archaeological site in Al Ain, UAE,^[1] as well as the site of a thick-walled coral and adobe fort, thought to date to the early 20th century.^[3]

Located three kilometres west of Hili Archaeological Park, the rectangular mound at Rumailah is thought to have been home to populations dating back to the late Umm Al-Nar period, yielding buildings and artefacts from a more recent, major Iron Age II settlement dated from around 1,100-500 BCE.^[1][2]

Finds at Rumailah include distinctive pottery adorned with snake patterns, similar to finds at Qusais, Masafi and the major Iron and Bronze Ages; metallurgical production centre at Saruq Al Hadid, as well as chlorite vessels decorated with turtles alternating with trees, similar to finds from Qidfa' in Fujairah, Qusais in Dubai and Al-Hajar in Bahrain. A number of Iron Age swords and axe-heads, as well as distinctive seal moulds, were also recovered from the site. A number of bronze arrowheads were also found at the site. The Iron Age buildings found at Rumailah are typical of those found in the region, at Iron Age I and II sites such as Al Thuqeibah and Muweilah, with a number of row dwellings, although lacking the perimeter walls found at Thuqeibah.^[4] A columned hall at Rumailah provides a further link to Muwailah, while a number of pyramidal seals found at Rumailah find an echo with similar objects discovered at Bidaa bint Saud.^[2]

• List of Ancient Settlements in the UAE
• Al-Buraimi
• Bidaa Bint Saud
• Ibri
• Qattara Oasis

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