Title: Tumulus burial field on the north coast of Kuwait Bay

Title: Tumulus burial field on the north coast of Kuwait Bay. Preliminary excavation
report on the spring season in 2011
Author(s): Łukasz Rutkowski
Journal: Polish Archaeology in the Mediterranean 23/1 (Research 2011)
Year: 2014
Pages: 431–461
ISSN 1234–5415 (Print), ISSN 2083–537X (Online)
Publishers: Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW),
Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego (WUW)
www.pcma.uw.edu.pl – www.wuw.pl
TUMULUS BURIAL FIELD ON THE NORTH COAST OF KUWAIT BAY.
PRELIMINARY EXCAVATION REPORT ON THE SPRING SEASON IN 2011
Łukasz Rutkowski
Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw
Abstract: Field research was concentrated on excavating burial mounds and non-sepulchral
structures located in the area of Bahra (cluster of structures SB 60–SB 73, for which it was the
second and final season of exploration) and on surveying and archaeological interventions in
the Dubaij and Ras al-Subiyah areas located approximately 12 km further to the east, giving
the opportunity for an archaeological comparison of two different parts of the coast. In total,
13 stone structures were explored, including six tumuli, four “elongated structures”, and
three representing the “other” category. New data emerged, especially regarding the
typological classification of burial mounds and the limits of the cemetery. The prospection
covered about 14.50 km2, identifying altogether 35 archaeological features.
Keywords: Gulf archaeology, burial mounds (tumuli) in Kuwait, stone platforms