Which ancient Bronze Age necropolis in the Al-Ahsa Region features thousands of circular prehistoric tumuli (burial mounds) dating back to the Dilmun civilization?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Ain Qannas and Yabrin Tumuli
- Step 1: Examine eastern Arabian prehistoric archaeology: The coastal plains and interior oases of the Eastern Province were intimately connected with the ancient maritime trading kingdom of Dilmun.
- Step 2: Sites such as Ain Qannas, Abqaiq, and Yabrin preserve extensive fields of Bronze Age burial mounds and flint-knapping settlements dating to the 3rd millennium BCE.
Answer
Ain Qannas and Yabrin Tumuli.
Why not the others: 'Tayma Burials' feature Iron Age rock tombs; 'Qaryat al-Faw' is an ancient residential oasis in the southern desert; 'Khaybar Chutes' are enigmatic pendant-shaped desert stone kites.
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