The relationship of Southwest Arabia with East Africa Until the end of the Neolithic period

Document Type : Academic research papers

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1 Department of History and Civilization - Faculty of Arabic Language in Cairo - Al-Azhar University

2 Histort Dep. Faculty of Women. Ain Shams Uni.

Abstract

The Arabian Peninsula cannot live in a complete isolation in the course of prehistory ages owing to its unique geographical position; it has a close connection with its neighbors inside and outside the Arabian Peninsula.

External communications between the Arabian Peninsula and the neighboring civilizations started during the period between 5000 to 3000 years BC. At a time when the eastern region was strongly connected to the Mesopotamian civilization (Al’ubaid culture), we find that the western region also established early connections with the Nile Valley by land through the Sinai desert, in addition to the sea route, as well as the relations of the southwestern region.

In the Paleolithic age, in its both Oldwaniya and Acholian phases, the archaeological indications belonging to the southwestern region of the Arabian Peninsula conformed with what is known in East Africa where evidence of the spread of the oldest human races was found. Here, we can note the role played by the southwestern Arabian Peninsula as a crossing for the early human population’s movement between East Africa and Asia.

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