Tony Walsh – author & tours through Arabia
After the British Foundation for the Study of Arabia (BFSA) Annual General Meeting, there was a good chance to listen to Dr Derek Kennet talk about Archaeology in Oman and especially the Iron Age archaeology of a little-studied region in Oman .
Dr Kennet has Continue reading “Rustaq Oman has some remarkable new discoveries from Iron Age”
Rain soaks Ruwi – and probably a few Donkeys
Wet Roads isn’t typical Arabia – but today after a few drops earlier in the afternoon Ruwi had a thunderstorm and glistening roads and streets were created.
Those few drops happened just as I finished swimming at Bandar Jissah, I only noticed as the car showed them up . Driving away I came upon these Donkeys. They were wandering through the wadi that goes into Bandar Jissah which must be Muscat’s most popular beach at the weekend. Just behind them is the famous Iron Age Cemetery at Bandar Jissah and its associated Iron Age Village .
They are the first little herd I have seen in the main area of Muscat for many years I suspect they will be spending a wet night in the wadi
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