Bronze Age and umm an nar

• Important crop- Date palm Provided food and materials for building and basket making People also grew wheat and barley
• There was not much water from rain People dug wells to bring fresh water from under the ground to surface
• Al-Hajar mountain contained massive copper
• Lack of copper in Mesopotamia- Trade between Mesopotamia and Umm an-Nar
• area that is now the UAE and Oman was called the magan society
• Tombs- Represented a unique architectural style built around water sources.
• The Umm an-Nar culture established some of the basic patterns of life. Such as trade and agriculture
• Merchants came to the UAE to trade for copper, they brought beautiful ceramic vessels, ivory combs and decorated beads
• One element of the Umm Al Nar culture is circular tombs typically characterized by well-fitted stones in the outer wall and multiple humans remaining within
• Bitumen was used for waterproofing reed boats, among other uses.
• Al-Hajar mountains were abundant in copper that people learned to mine and turn into pure copper.
• Magan was famed for its shipbuilding and marine capabilities
• Umm an-Nar was a prominent trading site, thus including diverse practices from across a variety of regions, like poverty and boat-making.
• Umm An-Nar Culture was also unique due to the availability of copper.
• After 4000 BCE, the climate became drier. Evidence from skeletons showed that life became tough due to the changes in the climate.