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Jebel Qurma Project 2015

by archaeology.leiden

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3D model of one of the burial tombs discovered this year
A camelspider visits the kitchen
A flat tire
A lonesome team member, busy with the documentation of a prehistoric tomb (Mikko Kriek)
A sandstorm is on its way
Animal skull near Wadi Qatafi
Base camp. Testing the drone
Breakfast time
Camels in Wadi Rajjil
Documenting rock art
East of Wadi Rajjil, on a flint strewn plane
Excavating a prehistoric tomb
Excavating burial tombs
Excavation of an Islamic burial. The deceased was placed inside an ancient tomb with Safaitic inscriptions.
Flying the drone
Friday excursions
Goats at base camp
Hazim wells 1
Hazim wells 2
Hazim wells 3
Hazim wells 4
Laundry, moments before it was blown into the desert. Again.
Local wildlife (2)
Local wildlife
QUR-1016 (1)
QUR-1016 (2)
QUR-1022 view to east
Rock art 2
Rock art 3
Rock art
Scraping, scraping, scraping, all day long, to clean the surface of the site
Sunrise at QUR-970
Sunrise
Survey
Surveying at QUR-952
Team 2015 (first half of season)
Team 2015 (second half of season)
Team near enclosures
The end of season ritual of burning excavation clothes
This region seems barren, but the soil is fertile. You just need to water it
This tree is believed to have been a place where Mohammad rested
Threading of beads found in burial tomb 2
Threading of beads found in burial tomb
View to north from QUR-985
Wesam Esaid, head of the Azraq branch of the Department of Antiquities, and Peter Akkermans, director of the Jebel Qurma Project
Work in one of the burial cairns at the site of QUR-941