Islam era. The website dealt in detail with the contents of the exhibition, pointing out that the exhibition in its first section included archaeological remains in the form of carvings on different types of rocks that date back to the Stone Age and Pr-history, illustrating ancient Arabian Peninsula life that had settled along the shores of the Arabian Gulf for more than 10, 000 years. The second section includes relics dating back to the fourth millennium BC and belongs to wandering nomads. The website disclosed that the exhibition showcases relics receding back to the first millennium BC, a period during which many of the oases had witnessed remarkable prosperity and become centers for trade and cultural exchange. The final section of the exhibition is dedicated to the era of prosperity of Islam and the transformation of traditional commercial routes into to pilgrimage routes leading to Makkah and Madinah. --MORE
