🏛️ Dilmun Burial Mounds
Royal Mound 8 — Early Bronze Age funerary monument in Bahrain
Royal Mound 8 is a notable component of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, "Dilmun Burial Mounds," situated in the A'ali village of Bahrain.
📋 Fast Facts
- Royal Mound 8 dates to the Early Dilmun period, approximately 2050–1750 BC
- Constructed from local limestone with a distinctive two-story structure
- Located in A'ali village, western Bahrain; part of a UNESCO-listed complex of thousands of mounds
- Features an outer ring wall, central chamber, upper chamber accessible by staircase, and evidence of ritual or funerary offerings
Royal Mound 8 is a significant component of the Dilmun Burial Mounds, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in ...