Pearl Town Discovered In UAE: The world’s oldest ‘Pearl Town’ has been claimed to be discovered in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the country of the Arabian Peninsula. Archaeologists say that they have found ‘Pearl Town’ on an island in the Persian Gulf, which dates back to the 6th century. ‘Pearl Town’ means ‘city of pearls’.
Where this ‘Pearl Town’ has been claimed to be found, that place is about 50 km northeast of Dubai. In the report of a major Arab news channel ‘Al Jazeera’, it has been told that the world’s oldest ‘Pearl Town’ was on the island of Siniyah in Umm Al-Quwain. While the archaeologists were digging, some artefacts were found which suggest that this place was once home to thousands of people.
According to the discovery, there were hundreds of houses here, dating back to the pre-Islamic history of the region at the end of the 6th century, the findings are not only bizarre but also interesting.
… So this city was there even before Prophet Mohammad
It may be noted that Prophet Muhammad, the religious teacher who preached Islam from the Arab land, was born in 571 AD, which is believed to be in the 6th century. At the same time, the town discovered in the United Arab Emirates is also being told before 1400 years. Archaeologists have said that ‘Pearl Town’ dates back to the 6th century.
Here for the first time archaeologists discovered such a place
Timothy Power, a professor of archeology at the United Arab Emirates University, said the find is an example of the oldest city having ‘man’s’ land, particularly before the settlement of cities such as the Khaleeji Pearl City, and Dubai. If you look at historical documents, there are mentions of ancient pearling towns, but this discovery shows that for the first time archaeologists have actually physically found such a place.
Remains of houses made of beach rocks found
According to records, archaeologists have found a variety of houses made of lime mortar and beach rocks, ranging from spacious houses with courtyards to cramped quarters, suggesting that some sort of social stratification may have been in place at the time . Professor Timothy Power said, “However, there are signs of year-round habitation at the site.”
In addition, archaeologists have discovered diving weights as well as pearls in the houses here, which suggests that free divers used to go under the sea as quickly as possible by simply holding their breath long enough.
