Nature of settlement in Eastern Arabia During prehistoric Ages

Abstract

This study investigates the nature of the settlement in eastern Arabian Peninsula in the prehistoric ages, with an aim of identifying the impact of the climatic changes that the Arabian Peninsula, mainly the eastern region of the peninsula during that era, coinciding with the Quaternary geological age on human settlement emergence, development and stability.  The historical, descriptive, analytical approach employed. The importance of the study relied on the fact that it examined the longest most important prehistoric stage. The results showed that the oldest emergence of settlements in the Eastern Arabian Peninsula dates back to the Neolithic, known as the slave settlements, located on the coastal areas. The settlements of the second millennium BC were distinguished by high quality architectural and engineering planning. The houses were developed and diversified. Activities were diversified, represented in grazing, agriculture, industries, and fishing, especially pearl fishing, which was one of the most prominent economic resources in ancient prehistoric ages, the oldest of which dates back to the sixth millennium BC.