Mar 17, 2012
It is 40 years since Peter Jackson set out on an epic trip across the desert from Dubai to Abu Dhabi. These never-before-published images record a journey that would soon be changed forever. Read Article The road trip from Dubai to Abu Dhabi, as it looked in 1972
Mar 16, 2012
Taken on Abu Dhabi's Corniche in 1962, this photo shows the desalination plant that dramatically improved the quality of life for people in the capital. Read Article Time Frame: desalination plant makes Abu Dhabi life a little sweeter
Mar 09, 2012
The French photographer Alain Saint-Hilaire captured this image of The Club in Abu Dhabi two years after it moved from its original location 500 metres away. Read Article Time Frame: The Club in 1969
Mar 02, 2012
The Selden Map of China, a recently restored cartographic treasure from the 17th century made from an external trade perspective, suggests that ties with Arabia were deeper and more sustained than previously thought. Read Article Restored map reveals early Arabian trade links with China
Mar 02, 2012
This picture was taken by the renowned photographer Romano Cagnoni to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the UAE in 1996. Read Article Time Frame: Bulldozers prepare the desert for agriculture
Feb 24, 2012
Sandra Piesik aims to raise awareness of the potential modern applications of an ancient craft with her new coffee-table book. Read Article Book reawakens interest in ancient palm-leaf architecture
Feb 24, 2012
An Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company worker took this photo of oil exploration workers drilling for water at Habshan, the site of several major oil and gas discoveries between 1958 and 1962. Read Article Time Frame: Drilling for water, team struck oil at Habshan
Feb 17, 2012
Genoveva Kriechbaum, the daughter of the Austrian ambassador to the UAE, took this photo in 2003 during the construction ofAbu Dhabi's Grand Mosque. Read Article Time Frame: The Grand Mosque rises from the desert
Feb 10, 2012
Alain Saint-Hilaire, a young French filmmaker who visited the UAE several times from the 1960s, took this photo of young ladies at a wedding in Abu Dhabi in 1971. Read Article Time Frame: a young girls' tradition, the hair dance
Feb 03, 2012
This photo, taken in the mid-1950s by the oil worker John Vale, shows passengers boarding an India-bound ship that is moored offshore because the Creek was unnavigable. Read Article Time Frame: Boarding ships the hard way in Dubai Creek
