Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE

Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off o...

Archeologists discover 'oldest pearling town' in the Persian Gulf

A group of archeologists in the United Arab Emirates said Monday that they've found what they believe to be the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on Sinniyah Island, just east of the Umm al-Quwain emirate.

Archaeologists find oldest Gulf pearl town in UAE

Artefacts found in the town on Siniyah Island in the UAE emirate of Umm Al-Quwain, likely once home to thousands of people and hundreds of homes, date as far back as the region's pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century.

Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE

SINIYAH ISLAND, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates.

Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE - Creston Valley Advance

Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates.

Their world was the oyster: Oldest pearl town found in UAE - Caledonia Courier

Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates.