Abu Dhabi: Discoveries at Marawah shed light on origins of earliest known village built in the UAE about 8,000 years ago

Excavations by archaeologists from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) on the island of Marawah have revealed the earliest village yet discovered in the UAE. According to new radiocarbon dates the buildings date to nearly 8,000 years ago to a time called the ‘Neolithic pe...