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ADIAS Newsletter: Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey

The Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) was established in 1992 on the instruction of the late President His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, now Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. ADIAS was charged with surveying for, recording and, where appropriate, excavating archaeological sites on the coast and islands of Abu Dhabi. In the years that have followed, ADIAS has identified over a thousand sites or groups of sites on the coast and islands of Abu Dhabi, as well as deep in the deserts of the interior. Among the sites are several of international importance, including the oldest-known settlement in the Emirates, on Marawah island,and major sites in the south-eastern deserts of Abu Dhabi, near Umm az-Zamul, these all being of Late Stone Age date, and the only pre-Islamic Christian monastery yet identified in south-eastern Arabia, on the island of Sir Bani Yas. ADIAS teams have also identified numerous sites of palaeontological importance, with vertebrate fossils from the Late Miocene period, around 6-8 million years ago.

2005-2006 season:
ADIAS Newsletter no,1 - November 2005 * NEW ! *
[ ADIAS to become part of new Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage Authority - Official Inauguration of ADIAS Fossil Exhibition - Environmental Achievement of the Year Award 2005 - ADIAS website hits - New archaeological work on Sadiyat - More archaeological work planned for Umm az-Zamul and Marawah - Lectures - ADIAS to participate in World Heritage Meeting - Review of ADIAS publication - New Books - Other New Publications ]

2004-2005 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - May 2005
[ "Abu Dhabi 8 million years ago" Exhibition Opens - ADIAS website again has record number of visitors - Visit to GCC team - More work at Umm az-Zamul - OSL dating - New archaeological work at Abu Dhabi Airport - ADIAS Visit to Kuwait - ADIAS to participate in Symposium on Integrated Coastal Zone Management - Lectures - Review of ADIAS publication - New Publications - Forthcoming Publications ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - February 2005
[ DNA, Flints and Fossils - DNA from UAE's First Man - ADIAS website has record number of visitors - 2nd season at Umm az-Zamul - New site at Gabat Rukhna - ADIAS Visit to Kuwait - Fossil Display - Lectures - New Publications - Forthcoming Publication ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 2004
[ ADIAS new season underway - Interesting news about radiocarbon dating of Marawah settlement - Oldest archaeological site in the UAE - Abu Dhabi Police help identify UAE's oldest man - Sabkha experts visit Abu Dhabi- BP helps studies of UAE heritage - ADIAS team visits Dalma - Dilmun Civilisation Celebration in Bahrain - Fossil Display - New fossil site discovered at Ruwais - Shells and Archaeology - Mosques of Abu Dhabi - Lectures - Forthcoming Publications ]

2003-2004 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - May 2004
[ 7000 year old settlement discovered on Marawah Island - New ADIAS book published - Sabkha Workshop - 2nd Archaeology Symposium - Visit to Kuwait - Oman conference - Fossil Display - Help on other Exhibitions - Coastal Survey - Lectures - Forthcoming Papers ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - March 2004
[ Neolithic settlements discovered in SE desert of Abu Dhabi - Bazm al-Gharbi: a first report - Marawah season begins - Visit to Qatar - Zayed Private Academy Talk - Peter Whybrow 1942 to 2004 - Al Ain History Symposium - More support from ADIAS sponsors - NBAD helps ADIAS technology - ABC Recruitment ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - January 2004
[ 7,000 year-old houses discovered on Marawah - New archaeological work planned at Umm az-Zamul - Update on fossils exhibition - Launch of new ADIAS book - Visit to Rumaitha and Ruwais fossil sites - Visit to Jebel Dhanna sulphur mines - Survey carried out on Bazm al-Gharbi - New sponsors of ADIAS ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 2003
[ Survey, Fossils, Lectures and Publications - a busy start to the new season - Surveys of coastal areas in western Abu Dhabi - Success for Mohammed - More help from TAKREER - More work on fossil finds - Lectures and Outreach - Visit to Sultanate of Oman - Books and Publications ]

2002-2003 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - June 2003
[ Dolphin support Fujairah work - Training UAE national - Rachael's find - Zayed University - ADIAS pottery expert receives award - London Seminar for Arabian Studies - New archaeology book - ADIAS website statistics - Support from NBAD ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - March 2003
[ Al Ain Seminar - ERWDA - Jebel Dhanna - Karen Cooper - Marawah - Ruwais ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - December 2002
[ Abu Al-Abyadh - Abu Dhabi airport - Mark Beech - Kuwait - Ruwais - Training UAE nationals ]

2001-2002 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - June 2002
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Dalma - Mark Beech - Mleisa - Ruwais - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - February 2002
[ Dalma - Database - Jebel Dhanna - Marawah Marine Protected Area - Mleisa - Niqqa - Rumaitha - Umm al-Khaber ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 2001
[ Dalma - Dan Hull - Database - Futaisi - Website ]

2000-2001 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - May 2001
[ Al Aryam - Database - Futaisi - Jebel Dhanna - Mleisa - Ra's Ghumeis - UAE archaeology conference ]

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ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - February 2001
[ Conference - ERWDA EDB - Jebel Dhanna - Ras Bilyaryar - Rufayq ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 2000
[ Abu Al-Abyadh - ADIAS publication in arabic - Ancient Hearths - Archaeology Conference for Al Ain - Charlotte Stokes wins prize - Coastal Sensitivity Maps and ERWDA - Dalma - Halat Hail - Jebel Dhanna - Khor Al Bazm - Rumaitha ]

1999-2000 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - June 2000
[ Abu Dhabi Golf and Equestrian Club - Medieval occupation of Abu Dhabi - Hamim, Liwa - Marawah radiocarbon dates ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - 2000

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - January 2000
[ Al-Aryam (Bu Khushaishah) - Bahrani - Dabb'iya - Emirates archaeology 2001 Conference - Habshan - Hearths in Qatar - Oldest evidence for eating dugongs - Old shorelines ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - October 1999
[ ADIAS publication in arabic - Ancient FIshing - Ghagha - Jebel Dhanna - London Seminar - Marawah - Operation Ghazal - Qarnein - Ra's Bilyaryar - Yasat al-Ulya ]

1998-1999 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - May 1999
[ Dalma - geology - Ghagha' - Lime kilns - Marawah - water catchment system ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - February 1999
[ Bab - Balghelam - Bu Sharah - Dabb'iya - Marawah - Ostrich eggshell - Qusabi - Rufayq ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 1998
[ Abu Al Abyadh - ADCO oilfields - Dabb'ya - Mantiqa al-Sirra - Marawah - Ras Farda - Rumaitha - Shanayel ]

1997-1998 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - May 1998
[ Dalma - Geology - Marawah - Publications - Qarnein ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - February 1998
[ Dalma - ERWDA - Lisbon EXPO - Marawah ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - December 1997
[ Dabb'iya - Fish study - GIS - Marawah ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - September 1997
[ Qarnein - Ras Sadr - Taweela - Tawi Beduwa Shwaiba ]

1996-1997 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - June 1997
[ Sharjah Symposium - Shuweihat ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - April 1997
[ Balghelam - Fish study - Mantiqa As'sirra - Marawah ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - December 1996
[ Balghelam - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - November 1996
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Sir Bani Yas ]

1995-1996 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.7 - June 1996
[ Sheikh Shakhbut house - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.6 - April 1996
[ Al F'zaiyyah - Bida al Mutawa - Futaisi - Ghagha' - Jebel Dhanna - Sir Bani Yas - Yasat al Ulya - Yasat Sufla ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.5 - March 1996
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - February 1996
[ Balghelam - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - December 1995
[ Balghelam - Qusabi - Sheleala ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - October 1995
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Environmental - Geology ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - July 1995
[ Abu Dhabi airport ]

1994-1995 season:

ADIAS Newsletter no.6 - June 1995
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Sheleala - Sir Bani Yas - Umm Amim ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.5 - April 1995
[ Al F'zaiyyah - Ghagha' - Hamr - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.4 - March 1995
[ Abu Dhabi airport - Abu Dhabi island - Jubayl - Ras Bilyaryar - Sila - Sir Bani Yas ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.3 - February 1995
[ Arzanah - Jubayl - Marawah - South Muhayimat - Zirku ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.2 - January 1995
[ Balghelam - Bu Khushaisah - Fiyya - Marawah ]

ADIAS Newsletter no.1 - December 1994
[ Balghelam - Fiyya - Marawah ]