The Dilmun Burial Mounds, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Bahrain, recognized in 2019, are a vast necropolis of over 11,000 ancient tombs dating from 2050 to 1750 BCE, linked to the Bronze Age Dilmun civilization. These beehive-shaped, stone-built mounds, scattered across fields, reflect a sophisticated funerary tradition tied to Bahrain’s role as a thriving trade hub in the Persian Gulf. Offering insight into Dilmun’s social structure and beliefs, this archaeological landscape preserves a key chapter of the region’s early history and cultural identity.

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