Cross-section of a stalagmite from Hoti Cave in present-day Oman. Holes are from sampling for uranium dating, scratch marks from sampling for isotope analysis. Note: Licensed photo. (Timon Kipfer, University of Basel/Newsflash)
Copyrights: Timon Kipfer, University of Basel/Newsflash
20 June 2022
Extreme drought helped bring about the emergence of Islam on the Arabian Peninsula. This is according to a new study conducted by an international team of experts. The experts, led by Professor Dominik Fleitmann, a researcher at the University of Basel in Switzerland, studied a stalagmite...