Physical traces of humans living in the Arabian Desert are scarce between 25,000 to 10,000 years ago. They left few ruins, barely any bones, and only a small scattering of their possessions. However, an incredible display of monumental rock art etched into the desert cliffs reveals that people were here, carving out a rich culture in this harsh desert of red sands. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

In the Nefud desert of northern Arabia, dozens of rock walls were scrawled with over 100 life-size engravings of camels, ibex, horses, gazelles, and aurochs. Some of these illustrations are up to 2 metres (6 feet 6 inches) tall, while there are also smaller depictions of humans and more camels.

The doodles date to around 12,80

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