Two never-before-seen types of burial mounds are set to be further explored by a Japanese excavation team in Wadi Al Sail during the upcoming excavation season.
Mounds with attached subsidiary burial spots are the focus of ongoing excavation work in the area, Dr Masashi Abe, head of the team, revealed during the final lecture in an archaeology series organised by the Bahraini Authority for Culture and Antiquities (Baca).
“Our studies show that nearly 20 per cent of Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain have one or more subsidiary burials,” Dr Abe said during a virtual lecture.
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