Welcome to the homepage of
Dr Mark Beech
Honorary
Visiting Fellow
Department of Archaeology
University of York
&
Cultural Landscapes Manager
Historic Environment Department
Abu
Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)
Formerly, Senior Resident Archaeologist, Abu
Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS): 1992-2006
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Dr Mark Beech at
the Qasr Al Hosn Fort in Abu Dhabi
Skull of one of the 6000 year old camels
Skeleton of
a dromedary
(1992-2006)
Last update: 29 June
2010
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**NEWS**
20
June 2010
Abu
Dhabi eyes world heritage status boost
(Source: BBC
News website)
17 June 2010
Read Friendship,
history and interests unite Britain and the UAE by David Cameron,
British Prime Minister (Source: The
National), in which he mentions "His Highness Sheikh Zayed
wisely said: “He who does not know his past cannot make the best
of his present and future, for it is from the past that we learn.”
So I am delighted that the British Museum is partnering with the Sheikh
Zayed National Museum and that British archaeologists continue to work
with Emiratis to uncover the UAE’s fascinating past."
16 June 2010
Visit the Abu
Dhabi Coastal Atlas, produced by the
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi.
Select the "Cultural" and "Archaeology Sites Layer".
This is not absolutely complete and up to date, but it does show some
of the major archaeological areas situated on the coast and islands
of Abu Dhabi emirate. I am currently working on updating the ADACH sites
database for the Abu
Dhabi Systems & Information Center (ADSIC) and the Abu
Dhabi Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), so these data and those
on the Abu
Dhabi Geospatial Portal will be updated during the summer.
New
Publications...
Beech,
M.J.
2010. Mermaids of the Arabian Gulf: Archaeological Evidence for the
Exploitation of Dugongs from Prehistory to the Present.
Liwa (Journal
of the National Center for Documentation and Research) 2 (3): 3-18.
Beech, M., F. Bibi, P. Sheehan, W.Y. Al-Tikriti and E. Yildirim. 2009.
Cultural Heritage Resources in Abu Dhabi Emirate. Abu
Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) &
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD). 94
pages.
This can be obtained as a pdf (1.9 MB) - click
here to download.
Albarella,
A., M. Beech, J. Curl, A. Locker, M. Moreno-Garcia and J. Mulville.
2009. Norwich Castle: Excavations and Historical Survey 1987-98.
Part III A Zooarchaeological Study. 188 pages, 145 illustrations.
East Anglian Archaeology Occasional Paper 22. ISBN-13: 978-0-905594-50-7.
ISBN-10: 0-905594-50-9.
Wahida, G., W. Yasin Al-Tikriti, M. Beech and A. Al Meqbali. 2009. A
Middle Palaeolithic assemblage from Jabel Barakah, Coastal Abu Dhabi
emirate. Pages 117-124 in: M.D. Petraglia and J.I. Rose (eds.), The
Evolution of Human Populations in Arabia: Paleoenvironments, Prehistory
and Genetics (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series).
Springer: Heidelberg, London, New York. Hardcover:
312 pages. Language: English. ISBN: 978-90-481-2718-4.
Mark
Beech, Marjan Mashkour, Matthias Huels and Antoine Zazzo. 2009. Prehistoric
camels in south-eastern Arabia: the discovery of a new site in Abu Dhabi's
Western Region, United Arab Emirates. Proceedings of the Seminar
for Arabian Studies 39: 39-52.
Mark Beech.
2009. Archaeology of the Late Pre-Islamic to Early Islamic Period with
a particular focus on recent discoveries on Sir Bani Yas Island, Abu
Dhabi Emirate. Pages 99-112 (english version); Pages 105-118 (arabic
version). In: New Perspectives on Recording UAE History. Proceedings
of the International History Conference, New Perspectives on Recording
UAE History, National Center for Documentation and Research 40th Anniversary
Conference (23-25 November 2008). National Center for Documentation
and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE. ISBN 978-9948-05-071-1.
Ghanim Wahida, Walid Yasin al-Tikriti, Mark Beech and Ali al-Meqbali.
2009. Middle Palaeolithic Assemblage in Abu Dhabi Emirate: The view
from Jebel Barakah. Pages 23-36 (english version); Pages 23-37 (arabic
version). In: New Perspectives on Recording UAE History. Proceedings
of the International History Conference, New Perspectives on Recording
UAE History, National Center for Documentation and Research 40th Anniversary
Conference (23-25 November 2008). National Center for Documentation
and Research, Abu Dhabi, UAE. ISBN 978-9948-05-071-1.
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