An 8000 year old pearl found in Abu Dhabi, will now be put on display

Abu Dhabi, Ta. October 20, 2019, Sunday

According to archaeologists, the world's oldest pearl pearl will be on display in Abu Dhabi, authorities said on Sunday, adding that it proves that such precious treasures have been traded since the Stone Age.

This natural pearl was found from a living room while digging in the island of Marwaha, not far from the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It also revealed that there are Neolithic remains in the country.

The amount of calcium that is on the pearl's base is e. C The ages of 5800 to 5600 BC are from the Stone Age, ”said Abu Dhabi's Cultural and Tourism Department.

The discovery of the world's oldest pearl from Abu Ghabi is a clear sign that our present economic and cultural history has a very deep roots in the prehistoric era, "said Mohammad Al Mubarak, chairman of the department.

Shells, ceramics, and arrows were found from excavations at the site of the Marawah island, composed of several structures dating to the Stone Age.

The Abu Dhabi Pearl will be shown for the first time in an exhibition titled 'Ten Thousand Years of Luxury', to be held on October 30 in Abu Dhabi, the most famous museum in Paris.

Emirates experts believe that pearls may have been traded with Mesopotamia, a mythical Iraq in exchange for ceramic and other products. The pearls will be worn as jewelry '.

The Venetian Jewel Merchant Gasparo Balbi, who toured the area, described the coast of Abu Dhabi as a source of 16th-century pearls, the Department of Culture said. At one time the pearl trade flourished in Abu Dhabi,

But in the thirties, the trade of Abu Dhabi began to decline as the Japanese artificial pearl trade faded. As a result, competition in the global economy began. The Gulf countries then turned to the oil industry, which still dominates their economy.