A long lost culture. The Nabataeans thrived in ancient Arabia, an area that spanned what's now Saudi Arabia and southern Jordan. The Nabataeans were an enigmatic people who started off life as ...

This unprecedented evidence of human occupation in ancient Arabian lava tubes sheds light on how people adapted to live in arid landscapes, and further investigation of Umm Jirsan and other lava ...

Ancient Saudi residents inhaled harmal smoke at home, revealing early psychoactive plant use and health practices.

To date, little has been known about people living in north-western Saudi Arabia during the Neolithic—the period traditionally defined by the shift to humans controlling food production and ...

2024, PLOS ONE) The Umm Jirsan lava tube was likely not a permanent home, but a key stopping point for people travelling ... offering a unique window into Arabia’s ancient past,” Michael ...

People living in ancient Eastern Arabia appear to have developed resistance to malaria following the appearance of agriculture in the region around five thousand years ago, a new study reveals. DNA ...