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In the Nefud Desert of Saudi Arabia, monument-like engravings were discovered as ancient “road signs” to water. Guagnin, et al (2025) Nature Communications Tens of thousands of years ago, there was ...

The Desert Bar, an off-the-grid saloon near Parker, Arizona, opens for its seasonal run in October. Patrons should use a high-clearance vehicle to navigate the unpaved road to the remote location. The ...

NEFUD DESERT, SAUDI ARABIA—Researchers were recently surprised when they encountered more than 60 ancient rock art panels lining the mountainous terrain of the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia, ...

About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist—or perhaps artists—was hard at work. Standing on a narrow ledge and with primitive tools, they engraved into the ...

The rock art is near Nefud desert of northern Saudi Arabia Camels, ibex, gazelles, wild donkeys and aurochs depicted Sept 30 (Reuters) - About 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers who inhabited a swathe ...