In 2017, the world’s oldest known pearl was found on Marawah island in the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Abu Dhabi. At about 8,000 years old, the artifact represents a history of pearl trading in the ...

Rescuers have told of their joy at freeing an 11-metre humpback whale stuck in pearling lines for three days off the Western Australia's Kimberley coast — the second to become entangled near Broome in ...

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It’s rare that a tourism project works well for both visitors and residents, but the Bahrain Pearling Path, has succeeded where many have failed. Winding through the former capital Muharraq, the ...

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Archaeologists in Umm Al Quwain have discovered a pearling village thought to be almost 1,300 years old. Just one hour’s drive from Dubai, the UAE’s oldest pearling village settlement is located on an ...

During excavations in the United Arab Emirates, archaeologists uncovered the remains of several ancient settlements, shedding light on the early history of the region. The discoveries were made on Al ...

A new walking trail in Muharraq explains a legacy of the gem dating to the Bronze Age. The Visitor and Experience Centre of the Pearling Path, designed by the Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati, was ...

The site consists of seventeen buildings in Muharraq City, three offshore oyster beds, part of the seashore and the Qal’at Bu Mahir fortress on the southern tip of Muharraq Island, from where boats ...

Pearling in Australia is famous for bringing Asian culture to the North even before the White Australia Policy was formalised. But Greek immigrants have also played an important role throughout the ...