Archaeologists discover 85,000 yr old villages in Sharjah.Byline: ANI Sharjah, April 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered villages dating back to 85,000 years in Sharjah's Jebel Fayah, which show that human settlements existed in the area during that time. Excavation work was carried out as part of a joint programme between the Directorate of Antiquities at the Culture and Information Department in Sharjah and the Institute of Prehistoric Studies and Research at the German University of Tubengin. The two-month excavation showed the existence of a deeper layer at the depth of four meters below the surface, which dates back to at least 100,000 years. This coincides with the time when man left Africa and reached Australia around 50,000 years ago. It had been assumed for hereditary reasons that man moved from East Africa to the south of the Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula or Arabia Peninsular region, southwest Asia. With its offshore islands, it covers about 1 million sq mi (2.6 million sq km). Constituent countries are Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and, the largest, Saudi Arabia. and then to the northern coasts of the Indian ocean Indian Ocean, third largest ocean, c.28,350,000 sq mi (73,427,000 sq km), extending from S Asia to Antarctica and from E Africa to SE Australia; it is c.4,000 mi (6,400 km) wide at the equator. It constitutes about 20% of the world's total ocean area. and South Asia This article is about the geopolitical region in Asia. For geophysical treatments, see Indian subcontinent. South Asia, also known as Southern Asia . During times when the sea level was low, people crossed to the islands now known as Indonesia, which proves that they had some knowledge of navigation that allowed them to sail to Australia. It can be assumed that some of the ancestors Ancestors See also father; heredity; mother; origins; parents; race. archaism an inclination toward old-fashioned things, speech, or actions, especially those of one’s ancestors. Also archaicism. — archaist, n. of Australia's first residents stayed in the rocky shelters on the foot of Jebel Fayah mountain. The latest discoveries prove that the UAE (Uninterruptible Application Error) The name given to a crash in Windows 3.0. In subsequent versions of Windows, a crash was called a "General Protection Fault," "Application Error" or "Illegal Operation." See crash in Windows and abend. has a long and rich history. Considering the international significance of the new discoveries, the international science community put the site under the spotlight, with many scientists and specialists flocking the area to find out more about the archeological discoveries. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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