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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Archaeology breakthrough! 4,000-year-old fort city found hidden in Saudi oasis

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of an ancient Bronze Age town under an oasis in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah province that was slowly occupied from 2400 BC.

Researchers say the ancient town, dubbed al-Natah, was a city transforming from a nomadic cattle-herding lifestyle into a complex urban settlement.

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