A Dilmun temple in Bilad al-Qadim, Bahrain: A preliminary indication?
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Introduction During the course of archaeological research completed in the area of Bilad al-Qadim in the northeast of Bahrain in 2001, trial excavations and survey were undertaken at the spring of Abu Zaydan (N26 12¢ 24.5¢¢ E050 32¢ 50.7¢¢). The focus of this research project was to investigate the Islamic period on Bahrain, hence the remains recorded at Abu Zaydan were unexpected, comprising as they did substantial limestone ashlars, an altar table reused upside down and column drums of seemingly pre-Islamic date.
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