Archaeologists in the UAE unearthed a 1,400-year-old stucco cross at a monastery on Sir Bani Yas island. This discovery confirms that nearby houses, excavated in 1992, were part of a Christian settlement. The cross provides concrete evidence of Christian life on the island during the seventh and eighth centuries A.D., before the rise of Islam. The houses likely housed senior monks who lived separately before joining their brethren at the monastery. This finding sheds light on the interactions between the island's inhabitants and surrounding areas during this period. The site is now open to the public.

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