03-31-2008, 07:36 AM
<b>Indus Valley links unearthed in Qatar</b>
Gulf Times [Qatar], 26 March, 2008
A BURIAL site of traders from the Indus Valley, estimated to be 5,000
years old, has been found on the north-west coast of Qatar,
strengthening the theories of commercial exchange between the ancient
peoples of the Middle East and the subcontinent, according to Qatari
explorer and fossil collector, Mohamed Ali al-Sulaiti. Based on the
materials found at a graveyard at Al-Ruwaida, located a few kilometres
to the west of Ruwais, al-Sulaiti said the colony belonged to people of
the Indus Valley civilisation, which flourished around 3,000 BC. "These
people mostly traded in brass. They also brought in porcelain objects,
probably procured from China, for selling in the Gulf countries
including Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Abu Dhabi," al- Sulaiti, also an
amateur archaeologist, told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview.
http://snipr.com/22vvc
Gulf Times [Qatar], 26 March, 2008
A BURIAL site of traders from the Indus Valley, estimated to be 5,000
years old, has been found on the north-west coast of Qatar,
strengthening the theories of commercial exchange between the ancient
peoples of the Middle East and the subcontinent, according to Qatari
explorer and fossil collector, Mohamed Ali al-Sulaiti. Based on the
materials found at a graveyard at Al-Ruwaida, located a few kilometres
to the west of Ruwais, al-Sulaiti said the colony belonged to people of
the Indus Valley civilisation, which flourished around 3,000 BC. "These
people mostly traded in brass. They also brought in porcelain objects,
probably procured from China, for selling in the Gulf countries
including Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Abu Dhabi," al- Sulaiti, also an
amateur archaeologist, told Gulf Times in an exclusive interview.
http://snipr.com/22vvc