Humans Thrived in Arabian Desert 12,000 Years Ago, Monumental Rock Art Illustrates

Oct 1, 2025 - 12:30
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Humans Thrived in Arabian Desert 12,000 Years Ago, Monumental Rock Art Illustrates
Rock art panels at Jebel Arnaan. Image credit: Maria Guagnin.

During the Pleistocene-Holocene transition (around 12,000 years ago), humans exploited a network of seasonal water bodies in the interior of northern Arabia, marking locations and access routes with monumental rock engravings of camels, ibex, wild equids, gazelles, and aurochs.

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