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⚱️ Dilmun Burial Mounds

Archaeology & Antiquity Bahrain Asia

⚱️ Dilmun Burial Mounds
Ancient Dilmun civilization burial grounds, Bahrain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 09:06

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising thousands of burial mounds across western Bahrain
  • Dates to the Early Dilmun civilization, 3rd–1st millennia BCE
  • Madinat Hamad 1 (Buri) is one of the largest and most significant mound fields in the complex
  • Artifacts include pottery, jewelry, tools, and grave goods revealing social hierarchy and trade networks

The Dilmun Burial Mounds, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, represent one of the Arabian Gulf's most ...

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