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26 June 2026 The Future is the Product of the Past

Rock art engravings at the newly registered Hajar Al Sinanat archaeological site in Al Khaboura, Oman. Credit: Oman Ministry of Heritage and Tourism.

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Rare Rock Carvings Discovered in Oman, Cut Directly Into Stone Thousands of Years Ago

19 May 2026

A newly recorded rock art site in northern Oman is drawing attention to one of the Arabian Peninsula’s oldest forms...

Masyoun site, near Tabuk in Saudi Arabia, identified as the oldest human settlement in the Arabian Peninsula. Photo via Minister of Culture Bader bin Farhan Al Saud on Instagram.

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11,000-Year-Old Settlement Unearthed: Saudi Arabia Reveals Oldest Human Settlement in Arabian Peninsula

27 September 2025

The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced, in partnership with Japanese scholars from Kanazawa University, the discovery of the oldest known...