Researchers believe rainfall and flooding changed the landscape of the arid desert to a green area some 8,000 years ago.

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

In the far south of Oman, the Dhofar Mountains rise dramatically from the desert plains, forming the backbone of one of Asia’s most ... transforming the arid landscape into a lush, green sanctuary.

"At the time, Takarkori was a lush savannah with a nearby lake, unlike today's arid desert landscape," said archaeogeneticist ... Europe and Asia - becoming the ancestors of all people outside ...

The exhibition, curated by artistic director Neville Wakefield and co-curator Kaitlin Garcia Maestas, explores the desert landscape through 11 installations by artists from Asia, Europe ...