UAE: Sharjah Dig exposes 80,000 year old equipment that confirms the human appearance of 210,000 years in Arabia World News

Archaeologists have discovered a groundbreaking in Jebel Faa in the Emirates of Sharjah, detecting 80,000 years old stone devices that fundamentally reopen our understanding of early human history in the Arabian peninsula.The discovery provides a compelling evidence that the early Homo Sepians were not only transient in Arabs, they lived in an area of ​​over thousands of years, adapted, and flourished. Overall, the archaeological records in Jebel Faha reveal an unwavering human presence extending for 210,000 years, which is rare in the archaeological scenario of the Arabia.The conclusions were published in February 2025 in the Peer-Review Journal Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, and reported by the State news agency WAM on Wednesday. The artifacts were excavated between 2012 and 2017, then the study, dated, and colleagues were reviewed before the results were made public.

From ancient devices to global recognition

The importance of search has inspired an important administrative step: Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad al -Qasimi, member of the Supreme Council and ruler of Sharjah, has issued a formal decision, approving the boundaries of Al Faha Site for enrollment in the UNESCO World Heritage List.According to the official decree, the location, boundaries, and regions of Al Faya, as mentioned in the approved map, is now formally nominated as a cultural heritage site. A final decision on the inclusion of the site is expected to be in the UNESCO’s 47th season, which is scheduled for 7–16, 2025 July in Paris.Currently, the UAE has a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Al AN’s cultural site, added in 2011.

What tools tell about beginner humans

The equipment found in Jebel Faya is not ordinary. Researchers identified an advanced technique, called bidarecal reduction, a complex method that requires careful executed strikes on both ends of a stone core to make long blades and bunches.“It was not random napping,” a prominent archaeologist at the project. Nat Bretzke explained.“The need for a lack of bupy requires foresight. It is like a fish like a fish, each strike intentionally calculated each angle. The goal was to maximize physical efficiency, preserving raw stone for future use. It reflects an extraordinary level of deep environmental knowledge and cognitive skills. ,These multipurpose devices were designed:

This variety indicates that for these early human groups, technology was a form of existence tool and cultural expression.The presence of such devices during marine isotopes Stage 5A (MIS 5A), duration of dramatic environmental changes when the monsoon of the Indian Ocean turned the Arab deserts into Vardenth Grasslands, Lakes and Rivers, indicating that humans not only survive but successfully adapted to the shifting climate of the region.

Cooperation, science and cultural vision

The excavation of Jebel Faya was part of an international research project led by Sharjah Archaeological Authority (SAA) in collaboration with universities in Germany and United Kingdom. The project was funded by the German Research Foundation and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.Using luminescence dating, researchers were able to establish an almost continuous timeline of human appearance on the site 210,000 years ago. This shows that the initial humans of this 130,000-year period either remained on the site or repeatedly returned to it, even in the environmental conditions, there were ups and downs.“The discoveries of Jebel Faya suggests that flexibility, adaptability and innovation are among the most defined symptoms of humanity,”EISA Yusuf, director of Sharjah Archaeological Authority, said.“These devices reflect an intensive relationship between the people and their land. As we carry forward our efforts to nominate Fae Palaylandscape for the recognition of UNESCO, we are reminded of how our shared past lives in shape of who we are and who can become.”