The archaeological finds show the emergence of the first use of falaj irrigation systems that enabled the extraction of groundwater for continuous cultivation in the dry climate. and was named after one of the sites in Wadi Suq, between Al Ain and the Omani coast.Ĭivilisation in the Iron Age (1300 B.C. It was named so after the discovery of the monuments on Umm al Nar Island in Abu Dhabi in the mid-nineteen fifties. and was named so because of the tombs found in Jebel Hafeet near Al Ain city in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The evidences could be traced back to the Ubaid period, part of the Paleolithic Age, dating back to the sixth millennium B.C.Ĭivilisation in the Bronze Age (3200 B.C. This era was characterised by the emergence of pottery, evidence of which was found in Sharjah, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi. In this period, there were Bedouin communities, which lived on fishing and plant collecting. 300 B.C.).Ĭivilisation in the Paleolithic Age (6000 B.C. 3500 B.C.) up to the end of the Iron Age (1300 B.C. This page provides a brief about life in the area during ancient times.Īrchaeological excavations reveal that ancient civilisations flourished in the region starting from either the Neolithic or Paleolithic Ages (6000 B.C.

The area and the surrounding region was referred to as Arabian Peninsula.

The UAE as a federation did not exist then. The area's history can be traced back to 6000 B.C.

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