An Archaeological Study on the Prehistoric Cultural Exchanges in the Arabian Gulf.

继1990/1991年在卡塔尔的发掘之后，我们于1991年12月至1992年1月在巴林进行了考古研究，这是阿拉伯湾项目的最后一个季节。在这个季节，我们选择了一个露天的地点，Ain Umm es-Sujur，作为我们在主岛西北端的研究，并为一些具体的目的挖掘它：研究遗址的地层学以确定年代，查明遗址的性质或功能，对某些地区进行水深测量，并对某些地区进行重新挖掘，Ain Umm es-Sujur由一座小山和一个大的凹陷组成，周围环绕着一些沙堆，在那里发现了"井寺"。前者被发现是一个小的解决方案c。2000年B。C.在后者，我们发现了一个大型的人造池塘或水池，周围环绕着石墙或建筑物，其历史也可以追溯到公元前。2000年B。C.“井寺”被重新挖掘和清理，以显示其建设的细节。从出土的陶器类型来看，这一特征也应该追溯到公元前。2000年B。C.通过研究得到的全部证据表明，该遗址是在公元前2000年建成并有人居住的。2000年B。C.由Barbar人建造，是一个伟大城市的一部分，附近的一个当代遗址Diraz Temple也属于这个城市。

Following the excavations in Qatar in 1990 / 1991, we carried out archaeological researches in Bahrain from December, 1991 until January, 1992 as the final season of the project in the Arabian Gulf. In this season, we chose an open-air site, Ain Umm es-Sujur, for our research in the NW extremety of the main island and excavated it for some concrete purposes : examining the stratigraphy of the site to establish the chronology, finding the natures or the functions of the site the soundings at some areas and a re-excavation at so-called the 'Well Temple' which was partially excavated by a Danish team in 1950's.Ain Umm es-Sujur consists of a low hill and a large depression surrounded by some number of sand mound where the 'Well Temple' was discovered. The former was found to have been a small settlement of c. 2000 B. C. In the latter, we found a large man-made pond or pool surrounded by stone walls or buildings also dated to c. 2000 B. C. The 'Well Temple' was re-excavated and cleaned to show its construction in detail. From the excavated pottery types, this feature should be also dated to c. 2000 B. C. and some phases were found.The whole evidences obtained through our research suggest that this site was built and occupied c. 2000 B. C. by the Barbar people and functioned as a part of a great city to which Diraz Temple, a contemporary site near here, also belonged.