Bronze Age cymbals found in Oman reveal how music united ancient cultures across trade routes, ceremonies, and rituals.

Archaeologists have analyzed a pair of copper cymbals from Bronze Age Oman, suggesting a shared musical tradition connected cultures and helped facilitate trade around the Arabian Gulf. Music is a ...

These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides of the Arabian Gulf resulted in ... Ceremonies at the Dahwa building included music, chanting and dancing, the ...