UAE Postal Stamps Issues: Saruq al-Hadid Archaeological Site
The Emirates Post in collaboration with Dubai Municipality, has issued a set of commemorative stamps featuring the images of “Golden Ring”, “Gold Crown Model” and “Pottery Storage Jar”, which are archaeological discoveries from Saruq al-Hadid site in Dubai. The joint initiative reflects the presence of a civilized, cultural, and historical legacy in the United Arab Emirates.
Saruq Al Hadid is an archaeological site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and stands as one of the most important and enigmatic historical sites in the country. Findings from the site are displayed in a museum with the same name in the city of Dubai.
The Saruq Al Hadid site is considered to have been a centre of constant human habitation, trade and metallurgy from the Umm Al Nar period (2600–2000 BCE) to the Iron Age (1,000 BCE), when it was a major location for smelting bronze, copper and Iron. Arguably its most important period of flourishing was as a metallurgical centre in the Iron Age II period (1100–600 BCE). One of the many thousands of finds to be documented at the site was an ornate gold ring, which became the inspiration for Dubai’s Expo 2020 logo.
An abundance of pottery and metal artifacts have given rise to speculation of possibly identifying the site as a centre of snake worship. In all, over 12,000 unique objects have been unearthed at the site. A number of key finds are on public display at Dubai’s Saruq Al Hadid Archaeology Museum in Al Shindagha, housed in a traditional barjeel (wind tower) building constructed in 1928 by Sheikh Juma bin Maktoum Al Maktoum.
The site, a millennia-old hub for manufacturing and trade, has been linked to Dubai’s present role as a global trading hub.
