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Date ncubators, archaeological data

mic forts currently being excavated at Oal'at el-Bahrain (Bahrain) and Sohar (Oman) are
2g studied in the contet of the region's political and economic situation in the Middle
s; several date incubators known locally as madbasat (Bahrain) or mahall ed-dibs
nan) have been unearthed at each fort.

a The Oal'at cl-Bahrain incubators

hough only partically ecavated and with limited bore-holes, the fort at Oal'at
3ahrain, which dates from the 13th centur'y, has produced seven installations (ifg. 1).

Forthcoming publication by M. evrran on the first excavations (CRA valbonnel.

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