Al-Bustan, Oman

Al Bustān (Arabic: البستان) is a village in Muscat, in eastern Oman^[2] (23°34'15.02"; 58°36'32.70"E, 8 m altitude). Its cemetery was used during the Samad Late Iron Age.

Excavated Late Iron Age graves at al-Bustan, Oman. Left: excavated, right: prior to excavation.

Aerial view of excavated Late Iron Age graves at al-Bustan.

Al Bustān البستان
Village
Country	Oman
Governorate	Muscat Governorate
Time zone	UTC+4 (Oman Standard Time)
Bandar Al Rowdha East Breakwater Lighthouse
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal post
Height	7 m (23 ft)
Shape	cylindrical post[1]
Focal height	9 m (30 ft)
Range	3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) R 5s

23°34′15″N 58°36′33″E

Overview

In 1991 the Ministry of National Heritage and Culture became aware of the cemetery, close to the Al-Bustan Palace.

In the same year a team from the German Mining Museum in Bochum excavated seven graves.

Sources

• Paul Yule, Die Gräberfelder in Samad al-Shan (Sultanat Oman): Materialien zu einer Kulturgeschichte (2001), Taf. 482-500 ISBN 3-89646-634-8.
• Paul Yule, Cross-roads – Early and Late Iron Age South-eastern Arabia, Abhandlungen Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, vol. 30, Wiesbaden 2014, 89 ISBN 978-3-447-10127-1
• Paul A. Yule, Valourising the Samad Late Iron Age, Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy 27/1, 2016, 31‒71.

External links

• Archaeology of Oman
• http://heidicon.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/pool/oman

See also

• Oman portal
• Engineering portal

• List of lighthouses in Oman