Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of stone blade production on the Arabian Peninsula

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Oldest stone blade production in Arabia could answer how ancient humans left Africa

Archaeologists have found stones shaped into blades by ancient humans near the town of Al Madam in the United Arab Emirates. Examples of retouched artifacts from the stratigraphically youngest Middle Palaeolithic assemblage at Jebel Faya, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Credit: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s12520-025-02164-z The 80,000-year-old remains are the oldest example of stone blade production…

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Archaeologists discover oldest evidence of stone blade production on the Arabian Peninsula

An international team of archaeologists, ethnologists and historians has uncovered the oldest-known evidence of stone blade production (made systematically) on the Arabian Peninsula. In their paper published in the journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, the group describes the dig location in Jebel Faya, an archaeological site that has been under study for several years, located near the town of Al Madam in the United Arab Emirates…

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Oldest evidence of systematic stone blade production on the Arabian Peninsula

An international study, led by researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, have uncovered 80,000-year-old stone blades made by Homo sapiens in Arabia.

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Oldest Evidence of Systematic Stone Blade Production Found on the Arabian Peninsula

Image Credit : Alexandermcnabb - CC BY-SA 4.0 An exciting international study, led by researchers from Friedrich Schiller University Jena, has uncovered evidence of 80,000-year-old stone blades created by Homo sapiens in Arabia. This groundbreaking discovery was made at the Jebel Faya archaeological site, located near Al Madam in the Emirate of Sharjah, UAE.A Rich Archaeological HistoryPrevious excavations at Jebel Faya have already revealed too…

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New finds in Arabia show how Homo sapiens spread 80,000 years ago. Stone blades provide valuable insights into his hikes. The article 80,000 years old stone blades: How Homo sapiens settled Arabia first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtsportal für Ingenieure.

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An international team of researchers, under the direction of Dr. Knut Bretzke of Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, has managed to identify the oldest evidence to date on the systematic production of stone leaves on the Arabian peninsula. According to analyses carried out using luminescence techniques, it has been determined that these artifacts have [...]