Though archaeological research confirms the presence of humans in this region over 125,000 years ago, Sharjah — as a city, an emirate and a member of a relatively young federation — is still in the process of imagining itself through education, culture, religion, heritage and science.
Though further interdisciplinary
research programmes and
archaeological investigations are required, current
research in the Nefud Desert and in other parts of Arabia are beginning to fill in major gaps in our understanding of the demographic and evolutionary history of hominins.