History Of The Arabian Peninsula

This is the earliest date of human life; when the settlers from Africa Migrated to Sharja as a flint knife was found. These belonged to hunter-gatherer societies.

This was a huge time in the Arabian Peninsula as the air started to become humid and moist and would gradually cause landslides and leading to today's hyperarid spots in the Arbian Peninsula.

Pottery was first introduced near the eastern coast. Among the numerous encampment sites in the Riyadh area, Thamamah is one of the largest. Situated on the terrace of a wadi (seasonal river course), it consists of a large number of circular stone structures.

Domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats appear in eastern Arabia. The region is called Dilmun in Mesopotamian records of the late fourth millennium B.C. Copper mining begins supposedly in Oman as referred to in ancient texts.

In this time period emerges the bronze age culture, with oasis towns and trading stations. In the trading stations, there is a moulded circle which indicated that they would have currency like in coins.

The iron age was introduced when a form of technology was created. It was the ability to write. There were also remains of several villages near the Al Hajar mountains. At this time farming was proved to be possible due to the falaj system of irrigation.