The drawings—the oldest dated monumental rock art in Arabia—are the firmest evidence that humans lived there during a dry ...

Nomads who created these monumental images had apparently found a way to survive the arid conditions of the desert, and they left behind images that showed the way to water for those who came after.

Imagine you are traveling through the Nefud Desert in northern Saudi Arabia, around 12,000 years ago. Your journey is difficult. The sand dunes are shifting at your feet; the wind is whipping at your ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers have discovered life-size rock carvings of camels, gazelles and other animals in the Saudi Arabian desert. The carvings date back to around 12,000 years ago and many are ...

The carvings, made with a pick, include likenesses of camels, gazelles and aurochs – an extinct species of cattle.

The rock art was used to mark the location of water sources in an illustration of how ancient people tackled some of Earth’s most inhospitable environs.