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One of the world s oldest Acheulean sites has been found in the northern region of Hail in Saudi Arabia.
The discovery of the oldest human habitation in the Arabian Peninsula was revealed in an article in
Nature Scientific Report, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The site, Al Nasim, has paleo-environmental evidence for fresh-water lakes and rivers, and geomorphological features associated with Middle Pleistocene materials.
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The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage began paleoenvironmental and archaeological surveys of the Green Arabian Project more than 10 years ago in partnership with the German Max Planck Society, the University of Oxford, the Saudi Geological Survey and King Saudi University in Riyadh.
RIYADH: An important archaeological site showing signs of ancient human activity dating back 350,000 years has been discovered in the Hail region of northern Saudi Arabia. According to a scientific report published in the journal Nature, An Nasim is the first Acheulean site to be dated in the Nefud Desert. Acheulean technology refers to the distinctive style of oval and