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المملكة: Human settlement documentation in Saudi Arabia is 10 thousand years old


It is a cave " Umm Jarsan " North of Medina is the tallest known volcanic tube canal in the Arabian Peninsula, as it extends for a distance of 1350 meters, with a height of 12 meters and a width of approximately 45 meters." target ="_Blank"> The geological space Saudi Arabia, and the German Max Planck Institute, on the evidence of human settlement within the cave dating back to the Neolithic period, that is, about 7 to 10 thousand years ago, which makes it one of the oldest human settlement sites in the Arabian Peninsula. Human skulls are about 6000 years old BC, as well as stone tools and organic materials, and rock arts embody scenes of grazing and hunting. To enhance knowledge of the history of ancient societies, in line with the targets of Vision 2030.

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