Mleiha Burial Chambers

Distance:
Country

United Arab Emirates

Region

Sharjah

Material

Stone

Provenance

Mleiha Burial Chambers

Internal ID

Mleiha_Tombs_All_Data

Digitization date

20/02/2020

Digitization method

Photogrammetry/Laser Scanner/Drone Photogrammetry

Photos / scans number

2934

Hardware

Faro S70, Sony A7iii, Phantom 4 Drone

Lens

20mm, 14mm Sigma F1.8

Lighting

sunlight

DRONE ONLY: MLH-7 Monumental and Subterranean Tombs, Mleiha Archaeological Center, Sharjah.

Model from 1807 photos from Phantom 4 Pro V2.

The excavated part of a large graveyard located south of the Mleiha fort. The types of tombs and the findings which have been unearthed at MLH-7 suggest the site was in use from the 2nd Century BCE to the 1st Century CE. Monumental tombs were discovered here.

All of the tombs share a distinct architectural design with a large square or rectangular shaped pit dug 2m to 3m deep forming the burial chamber. Tomb towers were usually around 2.5m – 3m tall and constructed from square or rectangular gypsum bricks, then topped with a crenulated frieze and coated with gypsum plaster. There are also subterranean tombs, a rectangular pit surrounded by two or three rows of mud bricks over which stone slabs were placed.

http://www.discovermleiha.ae/archaeological-sites/