Yemen has historically served as an important crossroads between Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant. Ancient involvement in spice and incense trade networks connected Yemen to Egypt ...

What are ancient stalagmites ... conditions likely facilitated these mammalian dispersals between Africa and Eurasia…with Arabia acting as a key crossroads for continental-scale biogeographic ...

Today Arabia is a scorching desert, but it has been green and lush several times in the past 8 million years. That means animals from Africa could have wandered into the area – potentially ...

Alotaibi further noted that the study highlights the Arabian Peninsula's role as a corridor for the dispersal of organisms between Africa, Asia, and Europe. This finding contributes to a greater ...

created an uplift in land that contributed to closing the ancient Tethys Sea, splitting it into what is now the Mediterranean and Arabian Seas, and created a landmass that bridged Asia and Africa ...

These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides of the Arabian Gulf resulted in shared musical traditions central to rituals and religious beliefs, Douglas’ team says.

Later it was expanded gradually and reached West Asia, Europe and Africa ... The ancient Silk Road helped to integrated the old Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabian, ancient Greek and Roman cultures ...

8 million years of 'Green Arabia' Date: April 9, 2025 Source: Griffith University Summary: A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and ...

The ancient camel question is: One hump or two? Arabian camels ... They are found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia, and have been introduced to Australia.

A new study reveals the modern arid desert between Africa and Saudi Arabia was once regularly lush and green with rivers and lakes over a period of 8 million years, allowing for the occupation and ...