The central area is bordered by ramparts and is slightly more elevated, according to the study. Here, researchers found “stepped tower-tombs,” a new type of structure to Arabia and “defined as a large and high circular tomb with exterior stepped walls and a burial chamber with internal pillars.”

A 4,400-year-old bronze age settlement discovery in Saudi Arabia's Khaybar Oasis, show a slow urbanization in the Arabian Peninsula.

A Bronze Age settlement hidden on the Arabian Peninsula reveals secrets about the slow growth of urbanization in the region.

Archaeologists have made an extraordinary discovery in Saudi Arabia. Under the Khaybar oasis in the Madinah province, they identified traces of an ancient Bronze Age city that existed around 2400 BC.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient Bronze Age town in northwestern Saudi Arabia's Khaybar Oasis. This significant find sheds light on the region's early urban life and cultural heritage.

Challenges traditional view of transition from nomadic pastoralism to nascent urbanism ALULA, Saudi Arabia, /PRNewswire/ -- New archaeological research has revealed an exceptional Bronze Age town in the Khaybar oasis of northwest Arabia,

Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkable 4,000-year-old Bronze Age town in the Arabian Peninsula that once housed nearly 500 residents, revealing insights into how ancient communities transitioned from a nomadic lifestyle to more urbanized living.

A new study has shed light on the remarkable discovery of a small Bronze Age-era town, which was found by archaeologists in the Khaybar Oasis of Saudi Arabia. In the study, published in the journal PLOS One on Oct.

A Bronze Age settlement existed in the Arabian Peninsula and its discovery has revealed the secret behind the slow urbanisation in the region