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	Marawah - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Marawah is a low-lying island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.
		Marawah is located 100 km west of the city and capital, Abu Dhabi.
		There are three islands in proximity to Marawah: the small island of Al Fiyah to the west, the island of Junaina to the southeast, and the island of Abu al Abyad in the east.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marawah (286 words)

	Marawah excavations find Abu Dhabi's oldest inhabitant :: Gowealthy.com
		The spring excavation season by the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, ADIAS, on the western island of Marawah has found the remains of the earliest-known inhabitant of Abu Dhabi.
		Marawah is part of the Marawah Marine Protected Area, MPA, which is managed by Abu Dhabi's Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, ERWDA.
		The results of this year's excavations underline the importance of the Marawah MPA as an area of importance both for the marine life of the UAE and for the way in which Man has made use of the marine resources over thousands of years.
	www.gowealthy.com /article/1750/index.asp (729 words)

	Marawah - ADIAS Guide
		Marawah is around 13 kilometres from east–west and a maximum of 5.5 kilometres north–south.
		Late Islamic period midden on the NW of Marawah on a small promontory north of Liffiya.
		Marawah is about 13 kilometers (8 miles) from east to west, and nearly 5.5 kilometers (3 miles) from north to south.
	www.adias-uae.com /marawah.html (2773 words)

	Gulfnews: Boost for marine life conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Marawah Marine Protected Area will make major contributions to conservation of marine wildlife in the UAE and in the establishment of sustainable level of commercial fishing, according to the Environ-mental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA).
		The area includes the islands of Marawah, Bu Tinah, Liffiyah, Bazm Al Gharbi, Junana and Umm Amim, much of the Khor Al Bazm, and a stretch of coastline running westwards from the port of Mirfa.
		Other advantages, according to the annual report, will be the collection of baseline data that will help in the evaluation of environmental impacts on other areas and the creation of a structure through which focussed management training programmes can be instituted.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/02/06/11/54061.html (437 words)

	AlShindagah Online
		The inhabitants of Marawah Island, for example, were a settled society which used the sea as a source of food.
		The 7,000 year-old vessel, painted with fl geometric lines and chevrons, is typical of the region of Tell Al-Ubaid in today’s southern Iraq, and suggests trading links between the Gulf and Mesopotamia might be older than originally thought.
		At present, there are over 130 radiocarbon dating laboratories around the world and their findings are used in many different fields besides archaeology, including hydrology, atmospheric science, oceanography, paleoclimatology and biomedicine.
	www.alshindagah.com /mayjun2005/marawah.html (1419 words)

	UAE - Maps & On-line Tours - UAEinteract
		Marawah is on the north side of the Khor al-Bazm, around 100 kilometres west of Abu Dhabi.
		Marawah has been occupied by man since the Late Stone Age, around 7000 years ago, and has one of the most important sites from this period in the UAE, which has yielded over 200 fine flint tools.
		Former inhabitants of the island used the natural topography to trap rainfall that was then guided through small channels to cisterns and storage tanks, permitting people to survive despite a shortage of natural wells and springs.
	www.uaeinteract.com /maps/et_06.asp (338 words)

	DISCOVER UAE WILDLIFE
		Marawah island lies around 100 km west of Abu Dhabi and is privately owned.
		Marawah is one of few sites in the UAE where mangrove is spreading naturally.
		Marawah has a long history of human occupation, dating back to the Late Stone Age, over 7000 years ago.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /nature/natu_ems/en14.html (130 words)

	Times of Oman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		ABU DHABI — Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have found the remains of a 7,500-year-old man, the oldest skeleton found in the country, the official WAM news agency reported yesterday.
		The skeleton was found buried on Marawah island, some 100km off the coast of the capital Abu Dhabi.
		It was buried facing east, indicating a sophisticated community lived on Marawah, WAM quoted Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, as saying excavations at the island, which have lasted several years, have also unearthed remains of buildings and utensils.
	www.timesofoman.com /print.asp?newsid=8140 (121 words)

	Talk History Forum - Remains of 7,500-Year-Old Man Found in UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have found the remains of a 7,500-year-old man, the oldest skeleton found in the country, the official WAM news agency reported Monday.
		The skeleton was found buried on Marawah island, some 100 miles off the coast of the capital Abu Dhabi.
		It was buried facing east, indicating a sophisticated community lived on Marawah, WAM quoted Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, as saying.
	www.talk-history.com /forum/printthread.php?t=1299 (140 words)

	Adias completes mapping Abu Dhabi treasure island - Zawya.com \| Middle East Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Abu Dhabi's western island of Marawah is one of the key centres of archaeology in the UAE, according to the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (Adias), which has just completed mapping of known sites on the island.
		Marawah is important not only because of the number of sites, but also because of the broad range of dates that they represent.
		There are other sites from the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, the late pre-Islamic period and the Islamic period, covering the whole span of human occupation of the Emirates.
	www.zawya.com /story.cfm/sidemiarcheo1106P (563 words)

	Gulfnews: ERWDA bans fishing near island off Abu Dhabi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		An official of the agency yesterday said the decision on ban was taken at a meeting between the ERWDA and government institutions.
		The official said the area constituted a good representation of the coastal and marine habitats of the UAE and is rich in marine habitats and species, as evidenced by the presence of several marine species.
		According to ERWDA, Marawah island also includes important archaeological sites which the Agency and the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey actively seek to protect as part of the overall work plan.
	search.gulfnews.com /articles/02/02/13/41017.html (557 words)

	Excavations at MR11 - ADIAS
		The island of Marawah lies around 100 kilometres to the west of the city of Abu Dhabi, and is located just to the north of the Khor al Bazm.
		The structure of the island is formed from relict Pleistocene limestone platforms linked by Holocene (recent) sand and beach deposits and intervening patches of sabkha (salt flats).
		Saeed Al-Rumaithi, a member of staff from the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency's Marawah Marine Protected Area team, is sitting outside the SE corner of house 1.
	www.adias-uae.com /mr11.html (1224 words)

	Orbis Quintus » Blog Archive » 7,500 year old Abu Dhabi skeleton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The spring excavation season by the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, ADIAS, on the western island of Marawah has found the remains of the earliest-known inhabitant of Abu Dhabi, it is announced today.
		They were also trading by sea, evidence of the ancient origins of the UAE’s tradition of maritime trade.’ ADIAS, in association with ERWDA, plans another season of excavation on Marawah in early 2005.
		This entry was posted on Monday, December 20th, 2004 at 9:17 am by badgerminor and is filed under General, History, Archaeology.
	www.orbis-quintus.net /blog/?p=613 (1004 words)

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		Without his consistent interest in and support for the investigation of, and preservation of, the cultural heritage of the country, including its archaeology, much that is now known would have been lost, or would not have been discovered, and the country itself would have been poorer for the lack of it," said Hellyer.
		The skeleton was found during excavations directed by Dr Mark Beech for ADIAS in 2004 on Abu Dhabi's western island of Marawah.
		The ADIAS work on Marawah is carried out in association with the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, ERWDA, which is responsible for the conservation of Marawah and adjacent islands, as well as the surrounding seas, as part of the Marawah Marine Protected Area.
	prservice.co.kr /board/news_detail.php?uid=44&start=0 (1158 words)

	ADMC HD Common Year Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		A pottery vessel discovered at the oldest, best-preserved Neolithic village in eastern Arabia may be evidence of early trade across the Persian Gulf between southern Mesopotamia and an island community off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
		Found on the island of Marawah near the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, the 7,000-year-old pottery vessel has a pale-green surface and is painted with fl geometric lines and chevrons--characteristics of pottery from Tell Al-Ubaid in southern Iraq, the heart of Mesopotamia.
		The design is also similar to that found on pottery made in the Susiana region of southern Iran during the fifth millennium B.C. Archaeologists suggest the presence of the pottery indicates trade at a surprisingly early time between peoples on the gulf.
	www.admc.hct.ac.ae /hd1/english/summary/adpots2.htm (257 words)

	DISCOVER UAE WILDLIFE
		Bu Tinah is a tiny archipelago amid extensive coral formations and seagrass beds some 25 km south of Zirku and 35 north of Marawah.
		The second largest population of dugong (Dugong dugon) in the world lives in the Arabian Gulf (the largest being off Queensland, Australia) and their distribution in Abu Dhabi waters is primarily to the south and west of Bu Tinah, in an area reaching down to the waters off Marawah island.
		Satellite-tracking studies of dugong are planned, with aerial survey and monitoring of the population likely to become an annual fixture.
	www.arabianwildlife.com /nature/natu_ems/en15.html (198 words)

	Khaleej Times - Online
		EFFORTS to protect the recently declared Marawah Marine Protected Area received a boost this week with a decision to ban fishing in the area.
		Marawah Island includes important archaeological sites which the Agency and the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, ADIAS, closely and actively seek to protect.
		THE UAE and Spain are to embark on cultural exchanges, as part of a cultural pact between the two countries agreed upon recently, according to Shaikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah.
	www.khaleejtimes.co.ae /ktarchive/130202/uae.htm (4740 words)

	Remains of 7,500-year-old man found in UAE. 21/12/2004. ABC News Online
		Archaeologists in the United Arab Emirates have found the remains of a 7,500-year-old man, the oldest skeleton found in the country, the official WAM news agency reported.
		The skeleton was found buried on Marawah island, some 100 kilometres off the coast of the capital Abu Dhabi.
		It was buried facing east, indicating a sophisticated community lived on Marawah, Peter Hellyer, executive director of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey, said.
	www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200412/s1269516.htm (201 words)

	Marawah Marine Protected Area [Archive] - WhisprWave® Forums
		Critical information on the distribution and abundance of these species and the status of their habitat in UAE waters has been obtained.
		Key developments originating from these studies are the preparation of conservation plans for the protection of sea turtles and dugongs in the UAE and the establishment of the Marawah Marine Protected Area.
		For dugongs, the main components of the conservation plan included regular monitoring of dugong populations, developing and implementing of guidelines for land use in areas of known dugong concentrations, putting in place mechanisms to implement regulations on the protection of species and incorporating oil spill contingency plans specially for dugong habitats.
	www.whisprwave.com /forum/archive/index.php?t-45.html (665 words)

	What's new? - 2004
		ADIAS staff participated in the Zayed Centre for Heritage and History 2nd Annual Symposium on Recent Archaeological Work in the Emirates which was held at the Mercure Hotel Grand Jebel Hafeet in Al Ain.
		Dr Mark Beech will be involved in the presentation of two papers at the Seminar for Arabian Studies conference being held at the British Museum in London.
		Added new link to the press story, Discovery of 7500 year old skeleton on Marawah island, which appeared in Asharq Al-Awsat, a pan-Arab newspaper based in London.
	www-users.york.ac.uk /~mjb117/newslink-2004.htm (2250 words)

	Khaleej Times Online - 7,000-year-old housing units found in Marawah Island
		ABU DHABI - A block of stone houses dating back to 7,000 years have been found on Abu Dhabi's Western island of Marawah, it was announced on Sunday by the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS).
		Charred date stones found at the Dalma excavation represent the earliest evidence for the consumption of dates in the Arabian peninsula.
		It is, therefore, appropriate that Marawah is now fully protected as part of the ERWDA-managed Marawah Marine Protected Area," he said.
	www.khaleejtimes.com /DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2004/January/theuae_January79.xml§ion=theuae (548 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Dubai, UAE 2005
		Other protected areas that have been established in the UAE include Marawah Marine Protected Area, which is considered one of the largest marine protected areas in the Arabian Gulf and the Arab World overall.
		It is of proven international importance because of its sea grass beds and populations of dugongs and turtles.
		Al Wathba Wetland Reserve is yet another established protected area in the UAE and it attracts large numbers of migrating waterfowl and waders including the greater flamingos, which is the only known currently breeding colony in the Arabian Peninsula.
	www.internationalreports.net /middleeast/dubai/2005/developement.html (1585 words)

	Stone age homes on Marawah Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Stone Age houses going back 7,000 years on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.
		The foundations of three dwellings were found on Marawah island, 60 miles) west of the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi.
		The site also yielded a flint spearhead about three inches long, a flint arrowhead and a grinding stick, said Mark Beech, the senior resident archaeologist of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey.
	www.mirabilis.ca /archives/001391.html (177 words)

	Stone Age Settlement Found on Persian Gulf Island - CAIS Archaeological & Cultural Daily News of Iran©
		Archaeologists have discovered the remains of Stone Age houses dating from 7,000 years ago on an island off the coast of the what is today known as United Arab Emirates.
		Their walls are about 18in thick and built of local stone.
		Pieces of Ubaid pottery from southern Mesopotamia, today’s Iraq, were found at other sites on Marawah island, showing that its settlers were involved in maritime trade.
	www.cais-soas.com /News/2004/January2004/15-01.htm (259 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Abbot and Aker win Caspian contracts
		Lukoil intends to operate the jack-up in its own oil and gas fields in the northern Caspian, as well as offering the rig to other companies operating in the Caspian basin.
		Aker Maritime's Finnish arm, Aker Rauma Offshore, has signed a deal with a subsidiary of Lukoil to upgrade the jack-up rig Khazoil 1 (ex Marawah) for deeper water operations.
		The rig was knocked-down and transported in sections through the Volga- Balt river channel to the Caspian, in the summer of this year.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/contract/cox80474.htm (360 words)

	Gulfnews: UAE's oldest skeleton found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Studies of a man's skeleton, discovered in March on Marawah Island, 70km west of Abu Dhabi, have revealed its great age.
		Archaeologists said the stone building in which he lived and was buried, and the pottery found next to him, was evidence that an organised community with building skills lived here 7,500 years ago.
		The Adias work on Marawah is carried out in association with the Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency, which is responsible for the conservation of Marawah and adjacent islands as well as the surrounding seas, as part of the Marawah Marine Protected Area.
	archive.gulfnews.com /articles/04/12/21/144601.html (669 words)

	Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
		These two conventions request countries to establish a system of protected areas to conserve biodiversity, develop guidelines for the selection, establish and manage protected areas and to promote the ecosystem, natural habitats and species conservation.
		Currently, the area of Marawah has officially been declared as a marine protected area by the Emiri Decree No. 18 of 2001.
		The goal of the Management of Marawah MPA is to preserve the natural diversity and quality of coastal and marine environment for the economic, social, scientific and cultural benefits of the people of Abu Dhabi Emirate and the UAE. The Management Plan has been prepared for the effective management of Marawah MPA.
	www.ead.ae /en?T=2&ID=78 (425 words)

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