The Crowded Desert: a multi-phase archaeological survey in the north-west of Qatar

The first season of the Crowded Desert Project has been made possible thanks to the generous funding of UCL Qatar and the Qatar Foundation and the enthusiastic support of Qatar Museums. Future work proposed in this paper will be carried out with the support of the Qatar National Research Fund, which has awarded the undersigning team with a National Priorities Research Program grant (NPRP8-1582-6-056). Many UCL Qatar students and other volunteers supported the Project with their work during the 2015 season and our thanks go to them. Equally, the good disposition of shepherds, hunters, and passers-by in the desert was instrumental in achieving the exciting results of this season.