(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) KUWAIT, Nov 17 (KUNA) -- The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) announced the discovery of more than 20 kilns dating back around 7,700 years, along with various remains at the Bahra 1 site in Subiya, northern Kuwait.
The discoveries include a half-figurine of a winged owl, local barley remains from 7,500 years ago, shattered fired pottery, a small clay human head, miniature figurines, a model boat, and cooking ceramics.
NCCAL Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Antiquities and Museums Mohammad bin Reda told KUNA that Bahra 1 is the oldest and largest known Ubaid-period settlement in the Arabian Peninsula, dating to about 5,700 BC, and that the discoveries reflect the community's life thousands of years ago.
He said the Polish team focused this season on field and laboratory analyses to reveal daily practices, including ornament-making, supported by ground-penetrating radar surveys showing buried cultural remains that may guide future excavations.
Archaeology professor Dr. Hasan Ashkanani told KUNA that the findings offer significant insight into Subiya's early society, while Polish deputy director Dr. Agnieszka Binkowska said the results clarify food preparation and pottery production
Professor Anna Smogorzewska described the pottery and workshop as major recent achievements at the site. (end)
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