The Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) was established in 1992 on the instruction of the late President

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was an Emirati royal, politician, philanthropist and the founder of the United Arab Emirates. Zayed served as the governor of Eastern Region from 1946 until he became ...

to survey for, record and where appropriate, excavate archaeological sites on the coast and islands of

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

. Its founding Executive Director was Peter Hellyer. Since 1992, ADIAS has identified thousands of sites or groups of sites on the coast and islands of Abu Dhabi. ADIAS is under the patronage of Lieutenant-General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of Staff of the

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and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

External links

ADIAS website
* ttp://www.adias-uae.com/publications.html Publications on the Archaeology of Abu Dhabi {{NEast-archaeology-stub Archaeological sites in the United Arab Emirates