“This is the oldest example of that kind of very specifically Khaleeji pearling town.'
Archaeologists have recently discovered the oldest pearling site in the Persian Gulf on an island off the coast of one of the United Arab Emirates' northern sheikhdoms.thousands of people and hundreds of homes may have once resided in this village on Siniyah Island near Umm al-Quwain, according to artifacts discovered there that date back to the area's pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century.
This suggests a social hierarchy. In contrast to other pearling operations in the area that are conducted in seasonal locations, the site also shows traces of year-round occupancy.
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