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In the early 1970s a Shimal-type
long tomb was excavated by an Iraqi team at Qattarah, a neighbourhood
in Al Ain in the interior of Abu Dhabi. The tomb at Qattarah was one
of the very first tombs of 2nd millennium BC date excavated in the
Emirates. The material from this excavation is stored and, to some
extent, displayed in the Al Ain Museum. Among the most notable finds
is a gold ornament consisting of a double-headed, single-bodied animal.
Similar finds are known from the sites of Dhayah
in northern Ras al-Khaimah and Bidya in northern Fujairah. These were probably worn as a large medallion in a necklace.
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