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.

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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.

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