Early history 7000 BCE – 7th century. Records of the area where the emirate of Dubai is situated are very rare for any period before the 18th century.. During the expansion of the Sheikh Zayed Road between 1993 and 1998, remnants of a mangrove swamp were uncovered which were dated to approximately 7000 BCE. It is thought that by about 3000 BCE, the coastline had moved seaward sufficiently …