The ancient game of chess is one steeped in tradition ... The tournament, hosted and part-funded by Saudi Arabia, was held for the first time in 2024 and brought together professional gamers, ...

Originating in the Horn of Africa and first cultivated in the Arabian Peninsula, coffee has been providing the world with ...

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To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides of the Arabian Gulf resulted in shared musical traditions central to rituals and religious beliefs, Douglas’ team says.

Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected cultures and helped facilitate trade around the Arabian Gulf. Music is a ...

Bronze Age cymbals found in Oman reveal how music united ancient cultures across trade routes, ceremonies, and rituals.

Read the paper: Recurrent humid phases in Arabia over the past 8 million years For between 7 and 1 Ma, however, both the fossil and rock records are silent. What took place between the last traces ...

documented the presence of an ancient lake, rivers and a large water-formed valley. "Based on a series of ages, it appears the lake peaked about 9,000 years ago during a wet Green Arabia period ...