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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s oldest natural pearl has been discovered on an island off Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The 8,000-year-old pearl was found during excavations at Marawah Island which also revealed the earliest architecture in the UAE.

Detailed explanation-2: -The World’s Oldest Pearl Was Just Discovered on an Island in the Persian Gulf. The pearl dates back 8,000 years to the Neolithic period. Archeologists have discovered what they claim is the world’s oldest natural pearl on Marawah Island, off the coast of Abu Dhabi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oldest known Gulf pearl was found in Kuwait by archaeologists, is 7000 years old, has a drill hole and was thus probably part of a necklace. Other examples have been found at Al-Buhais in Sharjah and Al Door a hill-type settlement in Umm Al Qaiwain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The “Baptism” of the Oldest Natural Pearl in the World The 8,000-year-old stunning gemstone dating from the Neolithic period was dubbed, symbolically, the ‘Abu Dhabi Pearl’. “The Abu Dhabi Pearl is a stunning find, testimony to the ancient origins of our engagement with the sea.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Giga Pearl holds the record as the largest certified non-nacreous pearl in the world. The pearl weighs in at 27.65 kg (60-lb 15-oz) and measures 39.37 cm (15.5 in) x 22.86 cm (9 in) x 20.95 cm (8.25 in), which is four times larger than the Pearl of Lao Tzu (formerly the Pearl of Allah) which weighs 6.4 kg.