Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar)
Zubarah Shaft N
Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)·Hydraulic culture·🇶🇦 Al Shamal, Zubarah, Qatar
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About Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar)
Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar) in Al Shamal, Zubarah, Qatar is a Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE) hydraulic attributed to Hydraulic culture. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document radiocarbon sequence. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions canal 450 m long × 3.5 m wide; reservoir 52 m × 38 m; area 36.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Hydraulic culture hydraulic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 10 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze to Medieval (3000 BCE–1400 CE)
- Culture
- Hydraulic culture
- Purpose
- Water management and hydraulic engineering
- Rediscovered
- 1957
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 885 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1897
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1486 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
25.9700° N · 51.0300° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Canal ChannelcanalMain Canal Channel at Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar) — canal with stratified deposits25.9720° N · 51.0289° E
- Reservoir BasinreservoirReservoir Basin at Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar) — reservoir with stratified deposits25.9707° N · 51.0312° E
- Regulator GategateRegulator Gate at Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar) — gate with stratified deposits25.9696° N · 51.0293° E
- Aqueduct PieraqueductAqueduct Pier at Zubarah — Qanat North Shaft (Qatar) — aqueduct with stratified deposits25.9718° N · 51.0314° E
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