MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the Department of Archaeology at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, finalized the second archeological excavation season 2023 conducted in coordination with a team from the University of Pisa in Italy.
A small temple was unearthed during the second season at a settlement denoting the presence of religious beliefs among the inhabitants. There were circular stone terraces outside the temple in addition to a circular building adjoining it to the west.
The archeological excavations conducted at Al Taikha site in the Wilayat of Al Rustaq uncovered a large human settlement dating back 4,500 years which is also the first of its kind to be unearthed in South Al Batinah Governorate.
The joint mission also excavated two cemeteries that were later sabotaged probably during the Iron Age some 2,000 years after being constructed. The cemeteries were then reused for other purposes. — ONA
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