ʿUqdat al-Bakrah (), also known incorrectly as Al-Saffah, is an

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...

in Wadi Ḍank, in the

Ad Dhahirah Governorate Al Dhahirah Governorate () is one of the eleven governorates (''muhafazah'') of Oman. It was previously a region (''mintaqah''), and became a governorate on 28 October 2011. The largest city in the governorate is Ibri. Economy Al Dhahirah Gov ...

of northwestern

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. It is a metal-working site dating to the

Early Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progr ...

.; .

References

Sources

* *{{Cite book, title=Early Iron Age metal-working workshop in the Empty Quarter, Sultanate of Oman, editor1-last=Yule, editor1-first=Paul, editor2-last=Gernez, editor2-first=Guillaume, publisher=Habelt-Verlag, year=2018, isbn=9783774941120, series=Universitätsforschungen zur prähistorischen Archäologie, volume=316, location=Bonn, editor1-link=Paul Alan Yule

External links

* http://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/pool/oman Archaeological sites in Oman

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