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Four brief archaeological digging campaigns, taking place from 2017 to 2020, lead to the identification of the old Quelba/Khor Kalba (Sharjah Emirate) fortress remains, on the Oman Gulf coast, where the Portuguese, under the Gaspar Leite command, took in 1624 and they stayed about two decades. The fortress was built with mud walls, only partially laying on stone foundations, with quadrangular shape plan, measuring 50 m each side, and was protected, at least, on the two corners turned to the see, by circular plan towers. Inside the fortification walls we have found living floors made with gypsum and sand, house postholes, ovens, fire places, dirt pits and a well, as diversified artefacts remains, namely ceramics, that we can date between the late 16th and 18th centuries |
