Around 12,000 years ago, hunter-gatherers in what is now Saudi Arabia created detailed, life-sized rock carvings of camels and other animals on cliffs. Here researchers, including Dr Ceri Shipton (UCL Archaeology), explore what this means for history and archaeology. About 12,000 years ago, high up on a cliff in the desert of northern Arabia, an artist – or perhaps artists – was hard at work. Standing on a narrow ledge and with primitive tools, they engraved into the rock an image of a life-