考古学家在沙特阿拉伯北部发现一个13 500年的定居点,显示早期人类生活在沙漠中,并进行长途交易。 Archaeologists found a 13,500-year-old settlement in northern Saudi Arabia, showing early humans lived in the desert and traded over long distances.

沙特阿拉伯北部考古学家在Nefud沙漠附近的Sahout遗址发现了一个13 500年的人类住区,揭示出从冰河时代到早期Holocene的连续占领。 Archaeologists in northern Saudi Arabia have discovered a 13,500-year-old human settlement at the Sahout site near the Nefud Desert, revealing continuous occupation from the late Ice Age into the early Holocene. 包括精巧制造的石器、190公里外的硬石和寿命大小的岩石雕刻在内的人工制品表明先进技术、远距离交流以及与黎凡特的文化联系。 Artifacts including finely crafted stone tools, obsidian from 190 kilometers away, and life-size rock carvings indicate advanced technology, long-distance exchange, and cultural connections to the Levant. 调查结果挑战了先前关于沙漠可居住性的假设,突显了阿拉伯北部作为早期人类移徙和文化发展的走廊的作用。 The findings challenge previous assumptions about desert habitability and highlight northern Arabia’s role as a corridor for early human migration and cultural development.