Graffiti Rock and flint arrowheads – Expedition Diary Day 16
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The weather has been tough on the team for the last 24 hours. Sand has got everywhere. On day 2 of this leg, Mark and the team visited Graffiti Rock 1 and photographed the ancient rock art, going back 3000 – 8000 year, that tells the story of how some of the early Arabians lived and what they hunted.
One of the key science projects of the Heart of Arabia Expedition is to record flint arrowheads lying in the desert sands. These arrowheads are vital to help us understand how and where people lived and hunted after a few hours of plodding around the desert we hear what they have found….
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