Mleiha Archaeological Centre

Archaeological Sites in the U.A.E. Near Dubai and Abu Dhabi

"An archaeological complex set in the red dunes that presents evidence of human activity spanning from as far back as 130,000 years ago, suggesting it may have been one of the earliest stopovers after humans left Africa. The center displays artifacts across the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages — flint tools from the sixth millennium B.C., Bronze Age red-coral necklaces and first-century foreign coins — and offers a four-wheel-drive excursion to a fossil-rich stone outcrop as well as an evening of stargazing from a private Bedouin-style tent for a true sense of time travel." - Nicola Chilton Nicola Chilton Nicola Chilton is a Dubai-based writer who has spent the past two decades living and working in Asia and the Middle East. With a love of telling untold stories, she seeks out the unexpected in every destination she visits. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines