Wadi Debayan
وادي الضبيعان | |
Interactive map of Wadi Debayan | |
| Location | Northwest Qatar |
|---|---|
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 5500 BC |
| Abandoned | c. 2500 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic period |
| Cultures | Ubaid |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2009 to 2014 |
| Management | University of Birmingham |
Wadi Debayan (Arabic: وادي الضبيعان, romanized: Wādī aḑ Ḑubay‘ān) is the oldest Neolithic archaeological site in Qatar. It was occupied over a stretch of 3000 years before being abandoned in the Bronze Age. Remnants of marine life, plant material and structural components were among the artifacts excavated. Fragments of pottery originating from the early Ubaid period (the period of Mesopotamia which transpired from ca. 6500 to 3800 BC) were also recovered.