Tethered to stone: how rock and water availability shaped early desert occupation
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03263-0Fresh water in deserts often points to sites with signs of early humans and stone tools. But, in Arabia’s Rub’ al Khali region, water alone does not predict occupation.
Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03263-0Fresh water in deserts often points to sites with signs of early humans and stone tools. But, in Arabia’s Rub’ al Khali region, water alone does not predict occupation.
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