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‘16/16 Miscellaneous – Archaeological excavations at Bahrain’ [9r] (17/28)
The record is made up of 1 file (12 folios). It was created in 25 May 1927-29 May 1944. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Bahrain, May 17, 1944
The sepulchral mounds of Bahrain are one of the
unsolved archaeological mysteries of the world and of
very great interest to students. The most important
of them are the group of large mounds at Aali.
A few days ago when I went to Aali I was amazed
to see that an elaborate stone crushing machine and
various other apparatus had been set up on one of the
large tombs and a shed had been put up near the tomb
where a Persian watchman was stationed. I understood
from him that work was being done for or by the Royal
Air Force but as he spoke no Arabic it was difficult to
understand.
In the past stone has been taken from the tombs
on Rafaa hill, in this neighbourhood there are 15
square miles of tombs and there is no objection to the
stones on these tombs being removed - thefe are plenty
to spare, but the Aali group is of a different category
and I consider it is most improper that they should be
interferred with by people who have no knowledge or
appreciation of their interest or importance.
If the R.A.F. or anyone else require stone they
can take it from the Rafaa hill but the Aali tombs
should not be disturbed. I
I should be grateful if you could draw the atten
tion of the R.A.F. authorities to this matter and
suggest that they remove their equipment to the Rafaa
area.
Major T. Hickinbotham, C.I.E., O.B.E.,
H. B. M’s
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Bahrain.
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Correspondence relating to the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain, including archaeological excavations of, and damage inflicted to them. The principal correspondents in the file are: the Adviser to the Government of Bahrain (Charles Dalrymple Belgrave); the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Captain Charles Geoffrey Prior; Major Tom Hickinbotham).
The file covers three distinct periods, as follows:
- correspondence dated May to June 1927 exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Prior) and the Secretary to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , referring to whether action was taken on a telegram dated 13 November 1925 (not included in the file) relating to archaeological excavations taking place in Bahrain under Mr Ernest Mackay (ff 2-3);
- correspondence dated 1937 exchanged between the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Hickinbotham) and Belgrave, relating to a report entitled ‘Archaeological discoveries in Bahrain’, written by Belgrave, intended for submission to The Times newspaper (ff 4-8);
- correspondence dated 1944, exchanged between Belgrave, the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. (Hickinbotham) and the Air Liaison Officer at Bahrain (Wing Commander H C Parker), relating to damage inflicted on some mounds by a ‘stone crushing machine’, used to extract stone for Royal Air Force (RAF) works in Bahrain (ff 9-12).
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- 1 file (12 folios)
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The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (f 13) mirror the chronological arrangement.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 14; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-12; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.
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- Title
- ‘16/16 Miscellaneous – Archaeological excavations at Bahrain’
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- 5r:5v, 6r:7v, 9r:10v
- Author
- Belgrave, Sir Charles Dalrymple
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