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The Ancient Saar Project: London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition

Robert Killick, 2007. (updated 2024) https://doi.org/10.5284/1042738. How to cite using this DOI

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Robert Killick (2024) The Ancient Saar Project: London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1042738

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Citing this DOI

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https://doi.org/10.5284/1042738

Sample Citation for this DOI

Robert Killick (2024) The Ancient Saar Project: London-Bahrain Archaeological Expedition [data-set]. York: Archaeology Data Service [distributor] https://doi.org/10.5284/1042738

Downloads

The digital objects available for download are below. The physical archive has been deposited in the National Museum of Bahrain.

Reports:

Saar Excavation Report 1 The Dilmun Temple at Saar edited by Harriet Crawford, Robert Killick, and Jane Moon
Full Report	PDF	11 Mb
Saar Excavation Report 2 Early Dilmun Seals from Saar, fragments of art and administration by Harriet Crawford
Full Report	PDF	6 Mb
Saar Excavation Report 3 The Early Dilmun Settlement at Saar by Robert Killick and Jane Moon
Full Report	PDF	45 Mb

Images:

Bahrain map Bahrain_map.jpg Early Dilmun sites in Bahrain [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Bahrain map Early Dilmun sites in Bahrain	JPG Bahrain map Bahrain_map.jpg Early Dilmun sites in Bahrain [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	53 Kb
Cemeteries Cemeteries.jpg The Northern Burial Complex [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Cemeteries The Northern Burial Complex	JPG Cemeteries Cemeteries.jpg The Northern Burial Complex [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	266 Kb
Double chamber burials Double_chamber_burials.jpg Two-tier Early Dilmun burials along the southwestern edge of the Saar mound-field [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Double chamber burials Two-tier Early Dilmun burials along the southwestern edge of the Saar mound-field	JPG Double chamber burials Double_chamber_burials.jpg Two-tier Early Dilmun burials along the southwestern edge of the Saar mound-field [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	267 Kb
Honeycomb cemetery Honeycomb_cemetery.jpg Part of the Southern Burial Complex [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Honeycomb cemetery Part of the Southern Burial Complex	JPG Honeycomb cemetery Honeycomb_cemetery.jpg Part of the Southern Burial Complex [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	313 Kb
Middle East map Middle_East_map.jpg Southwestern Asia [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Middle East map Southwestern Asia	JPG Middle East map Middle_East_map.jpg Southwestern Asia [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	153 Kb
Saar area map Saar_area_map.jpg Archaeological remains in the Saar area [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Saar area map Archaeological remains in the Saar area	JPG Saar area map Saar_area_map.jpg Archaeological remains in the Saar area [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	155 Kb
Settlement limits Settlement_limits.jpg Location and extent of the Saar settlement [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Settlement limits Location and extent of the Saar settlement	JPG Settlement limits Settlement_limits.jpg Location and extent of the Saar settlement [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	118 Kb
Site aerial Site_aerial.jpg The Early Dilmun settlement at Saar from the air, taken in 1993 (S) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Site aerial The Early Dilmun settlement at Saar from the air, taken in 1993 (S)	JPG Site aerial Site_aerial.jpg The Early Dilmun settlement at Saar from the air, taken in 1993 (S) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	272 Kb
Site and eastwards Site_and_eastwards.jpg The plain to the east of the settlement (E) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	Site and eastwards The plain to the east of the settlement (E)	JPG Site and eastwards Site_and_eastwards.jpg The plain to the east of the settlement (E) [DOWNLOAD] (Full Resolution) right-click and save file	350 Kb

The Saar Database:

Documentation

Database Documentation	PDF	54 Kb
Entity Relationship Diagram	JPG Entity Relationship Diagram The entity relationship diagram for the database [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	48 Kb

Database Tables:

ARCHITECTS PLANS	CSV ARCHITECTS PLANS ARCHITECTS_PLANS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	12 Kb
SECTIONS	CSV SECTIONS SECTIONS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	20 Kb
Block levels	CSV Block levels Block_levels.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	6 Kb
Room types	CSV Room types Room_types.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	1 Kb
DRAWINGS	CSV DRAWINGS DRAWINGS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	27 Kb
Bldg measurements	CSV Bldg measurements Bldg_measurements.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	4 Kb
SAMPLING	CSV SAMPLING SAMPLING.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	53 Kb
Bldg codes	CSV Bldg codes Bldg_codes.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	1 Kb
CONTEXTS	CSV CONTEXTS CONTEXTS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	730 Kb
SITE SUPERVISORS PLANS	CSV SITE SUPERVISORS PLANS SITE_SUPERVISORS_PLANS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	45 Kb
Site period	CSV Site period Site_period.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	1 Kb
FINDS	CSV FINDS FINDS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	2.08 Mb
FILE LIST	CSV FILE LIST FILE_LIST.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	5 Kb
Installation codes	CSV Installation codes Installation_codes.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	1 Kb
Pot versus strat	CSV Pot versus strat Pot_versus_strat.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	5 Kb
GRAVES	CSV GRAVES GRAVES.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	4 Kb
PHOTOGRAPHS	CSV PHOTOGRAPHS PHOTOGRAPHS.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	520 Kb
Pottery periods	CSV Pottery periods Pottery_periods.csv [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	2 Kb

The Saar Imagebank:

The Imagebank database is available to download below. The Imagebank images can be viewed and downloaded using the Imagebank Search page.

Documentation

Database metadata	CSV Imagebank database metadata Database metadata for the Saar Imagebank [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	2.3 Kb
Explanation of fields	PDF	184 Kb

Database

Saar Imagebank

CSV

Saar Imagebank

Data for images within the Saar Imagebank
[DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link

601 Kb

GIS Data

Documentation

GIS Metadata	CSV GIS metadata Download metadata for Saar GIS files as a CSV file [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	5 Kb
GIS Description	PDF	123 Kb

GIS

PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Architecture The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Architecture [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Architecture 'Flat' plans of the excavated walls of all the buildings.	ZIP	0.90 Mb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations line The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations line [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations line Plans of the domestic installations (lines)	ZIP	0.44 Mb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations poly The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations poly [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Installations poly Plans of the domestic installations (polygons)	ZIP	3.74 Mb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Saar Spot finds The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Saar Spot finds [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Saar Spot finds Location of all plotted small finds.	ZIP	48.04 Kb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours annotation The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours annotation [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours annotation Contours in and around the Saar settlement.	ZIP	5.27 Kb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours Polyline The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours Polyline [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Contours Polyline Contours in and around the Saar settlement.	ZIP	97.81 Kb
PREVIEW The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Coast The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Coast [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save file	The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Coast Outline of coast of Bahrain as at c.1995.	ZIP	0.22 Mb
The Ancient Saar Project GIS - 2024 GIS Contexts .csv file providing further information about installations.		CSV The Ancient Saar Project GIS - 2024 GIS Contexts .csv file providing further information about installations. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	0.29 Mb
The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Catalogue .csv file providing catalogue description of each plotted small find.		CSV The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Catalogue .csv file providing catalogue description of each plotted small find. [DOWNLOAD] right-click and save link	2.19 Mb
The Ancient Saar Project GIS - Building Levels The correlation of levels within and between buildings at Saar, including some revisions to Table 2.2 in Killick & Moon 2005.		XLSX	12.36 Kb