Qalhât Project – 2017
January 15, 2018 Qalhât
The Qalhat Project has been underway since 2007 in the Sultanate of Oman, under the direction of Axelle Rougeulle (UMR 8167, CNRS). It focuses on one of the most important port sites of the southern Arabian peninsula for the late Middle Ages. After a decade spent on field missions […]
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October 9, 2017 Qalhât
The 2016 Qalhat Development Project campaign was conducted between January and March. The projet, under the direction of Axelle Rougeulle (CNRS, UMR8167), was carried out by seven archaeologists from Eveha International, severeal specialists and about forty workers paid by the Omani Ministry of Heritage and Culture. Some additional work to […]
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October 9, 2017 Qalhât
The 2015 Qalhat Development Project campaign was conducted between October and December and was focused on the Great Mosque and its surroundings. The projet, under the direction of Axelle Rougeulle (CNRS, UMR8167), was carried out by seven archaeologists from Eveha International, severeal specialists and about forty workers paid by the […]
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February 17, 2017 Qalhât
The latest excavation season of the QP (French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, CNRS) took place from 20 November to 16 December 2016. Part of the work involved continuing the detailed survey of the central area of the town, so as to obtain a more accurate general plan. […]
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March 7, 2016 Qalhât
The latest field season of the Qalhât Project was carried out by a four-person team from 18 November to 18 December 2015. The systematic survey programme, ongoing for the past several years, continued in the central area of the town. In early 2016, this work will be supplemented by […]
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June 19, 2015 Qalhât
A short period of work took place at Qalhât in February 2015 (Ill 1). The principal aim was to estimate the amount of time that would be necessary to gain a full understanding of the building B39, which was uncovered during the previous season. While the majority of the […]
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November 2, 2014 Qalhât
The Qalât Project’s seventh season took place in November and December of 2014. Four researchers and a team of a dozen labourers took part in the project. The survey begun the previous year was continued. Extensive excavations took place on a new building – B39. Mapping the site (ill 1) […]
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July 1, 2014 Qalhât
The mosque at Qalhât is a monument known from early descriptions. The traveller Ibn Battuta describes it in glowing terms after visiting it around 1330. He wrote that it had been built not long before his visit, and that it was situated on the seafront. In the early 16th century, […]
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