Which mountain near Al Ain, on the border of the UAE and Oman, gave its name to the Hafit period, whose beehive tombs date between 3200 and 2600 BC?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Jebel Hafeet
- Step 1: Jebel Hafeet is a mountain in the region of Tawam on the border of the UAE and Oman, where 500 beehive tombs were excavated that date to a period named after the mountain, the Hafit period. Answer: Jebel Hafeet. That period ran between 3200 and 2600 BC, the tombs were first discovered in 1950 and excavated by Danish archaeologists in 1959, and the summit height is disputed at 1,249 m. Why not the others: Jebel Jais, Jebel Ali and Jebel Faya don't fit.
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