The Early History of the Dromedary

The National's article Sharjah's 3,000-year-old clue to the first domesticated camels shows why the (one-humped) camel -- first domesticated in the region now known as the UAE -- was so central to civilizations where it was domesticated.

• As a source of food: milk and meat
• Transportation of goods across deserts
• Permitted trade with the rest of Arabia 3000 years ago.

Read the article for more about the significance of the archaeological finds in the area.

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