@article{b5291229a6d042b99f323ebea5889859,
title = "Archaeology and Development in the GCC States",
abstract = "In the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), development has led to social, economic, political, and cultural changes. These changes pose challenges and threats to the region's archaeology. This paper emphasises the relationship between archaeology and development in the GCC states. This paper illustrates the ways in which development is changing the region's historic environment and the consequences of these changes on the preservation, conservation, and management of the Gulf's archaeological heritage. It considers the history of archaeological research in the Gulf region and the consequences of oil wealth for the Gulf states{\textquoteright} political, socio-economic, and educational progress. It examines the Gulf governments' attempts to strike a balance between archaeology and development and explores the future of the past in the region.",
keywords = "Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, GCC states, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, archaeology, development, historic environment, sustainability",
author = "Al-Belushi, {Mohammed Ali K.}",
note = "Funding Information: Prior to the commencement of its work in Bahrain, the Danish expedition faced difficulty in obtaining financial support because of the unavailability of funds from the Bahraini government. Danish research organisations also rejected the funding application because, at that time, “there was little tradition of Near Eastern archaeology in Denmark, where Classical archaeology and Nordic prehistory dominated”.38 However, in the end, this expedition managed to obtain a financial contribution from the Bahraini government and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) in addition to some support from a Danish research organisation.39 This funding pattern “has continued to develop in many parts of the Gulf to this day”.40 Because of both the availability of financial support and the potential indicated by the initial results obtained from excavating several sites in Bahrain, the number of members in the expedition increased. Danish research activities extended to Qatar in 1956, Failaka Island in Kuwait in 1958, Umm an-Nar in Abu Dhabi in 1958, Hasa in Saudi Arabia from 1962 to 1964, Dibba in 1964,41 and the Buraimi Oasis in Oman in Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015, {\textcopyright} 2015 Taylor & Francis.",
year = "2015",
month = jan,
day = "2",
doi = "10.1080/21534764.2015.1057398",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
pages = "37--66",
journal = "Journal of Arabian Studies",
issn = "2153-4780",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "1",
}