Several walled oases uncovered in Saudi Arabia shed light on ancient community investment
Evidence suggests the walled oasis phenomenon began around 3000 BC at Tayma and Qurayyah and spread to the Harrat Khaybar region by the end of the third millennium BC.
3D reconstruction of the Late Iron Age western enclosure in Dumat al-Jandal walled oasis(photo credit: Dumat al-Jandal Archaeological Project)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF