... palm leaves, and so they would have decomposed over time. We think that their houses were made of barasti because the tribes that lived in the Emirates more recently used to have houses made of barasti. We know that barasti was easily available because there were and still are lots of palm trees in the area. We know that the people of Hilli were very skilful. There are remains of large tombs and buildings, which were made of mud brick. Even though the biggest and most impressive building has been reconstructed we still get an idea of how skilful the people were. They were able to collect stone, from the Hajar Mountains, and then shape it to make buildings. By looking at the tomb found at the site, I think that there was some kind of link between the people of Hilli and the people of Um An Nar. We think ...

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