There is no greater symbol of thriving in the desert than the camel. The hunter-gatherers who roamed the Nefud Desert in Saudi Arabia thousands of years ago certainly thought so. High up on desert ...

Newly found engravings of animals on rock outcrops in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud desert show nomads lived there thousands of years ago.

The rock art is near Nefud desert of northern Saudi Arabia Camels, ibex, gazelles, wild donkeys and aurochs depicted Sept 30 (Reuters) - About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe ...

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Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered 12,000-year-old life-sized animal etchings — "monumental rock art" that dates to over 2,000 years before humans were thought to be in the region, a new ...

New findings highlight the pioneering role of human groups who lived in the interior of northern Arabia shortly after the hyper-arid conditions of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), guided by the return ...

NEFUD DESERT, SAUDI ARABIA—Researchers were recently surprised when they encountered more than 60 ancient rock art panels lining the mountainous terrain of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia, ...

Remarkable life-size rock carvings, depicting camels, gazelles, and other animals, have been discovered in the Saudi Arabian desert, with researchers dating these ancient artworks back 12,000 years.

NEW YORK — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are over 6 ...