Ruwayda: an historic urban settlement in north Qatar |
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| Authors: | Andrew Petersen Faisal Abdullah Al-Naimi Tony Grey Ifan Edwards Austin Hill Hannah Russ |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus, College Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED, UKa.petersen@uwtsd.ac.uk;3. School of Archaeology, History and Anthropology, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter Campus, College Street, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7ED, UK |
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| Abstract: | SUMMARY: Ruwayda was first identified as an archaeological site in the 1970s and was excavated between 2009 and 2014. Despite a paucity of documentary evidence, this large settlement, which extends over an area of more than 90 hectares, contains a number of features indicative of an urban settlement including two mosques, a series of warehouses, a large multi-period fort, large courtyard houses interspersed with smaller, less substantial structures and a number of cemeteries. In addition to these buildings, there is also evidence for associated field systems and a walled garden. |
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