Geophysical prospecting has been focused at Al-Khidr site in 2004 and at Al-Khidr site and several other chosen areas at Failaka Island in 2006.

Geophysical prospecting in 2004 was focused on the survey of the area east to the Islamic cemetery potentially most perspective for excavation (area 1 and 2) and on the areas with the highest concentration of archaeological material inside the cemetery (area 3 in the SW part of cemetery and area 4 in the NE part of cemetery).

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In 2006 at Al-Khidr the northern part of the Islamic cemetery with assumed Bronze Age remains has been prospected with dipole electromagnetic profiling method (DEMP) and the ground penetration radar (GPR). Excavated part of the settlement at the shoreline of Al-Khidr Bay has been prospected by GPR after being measured in 2004 season by DEMP.

Except Al-Khidr following archaeological sites were geophysically prospected in 2006:

• Al-Qusur (pre Islamic village in the middle of the island) – 1 household has been chosen for geophysical prospecting with DEMP and GPR
• Al-Awazim (Bronze Age mound at NE shoreline of the island) – DEMP and GPR
• F6 (Bronze Age mound at the southern part of the island) – GPR

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