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Saudi Arabia: more than 1,700 artifacts discovered along pilgrimage route to Makkah (Mecca)

Saudi Arabia: more than 1,700 artifacts discovered along pilgrimage route to Makkah (Mecca)

In Saudi Arabia, a joint archaeological mission between theUniversity of Exeter and the Saudi Heritage Commission has unearthed more than 1,700 artifacts and completed the first systematic survey at the site of Miqat Al-Juhfah. The activities are par...
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AlUla, Saudi Arabia: is the new global art center in the middle of the desert?

AlUla, Saudi Arabia: is the new global art center in the middle of the desert?

Anancient oasis, sculpted by red sand canyons and centuries-old palm groves, is being transformed into one of the boldest cultural geographies of the 21st century. Al-'Ula (or AlUla), a remote region in northwesternSaudi Arabia, is no longer just a U...
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Saudi Arabia, oldest human settlement discovered in Arabian Peninsula

Saudi Arabia, oldest human settlement discovered in Arabian Peninsula

A major archaeological discovery sheds new light on human origins in the Arabian Peninsula. The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the discovery of the oldest human settlement known to date in the entire area, identified at the Masyoun site in n...
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On loan to the Louvre for five years an ancient Lihyanite monumental statue

On loan to the Louvre for five years an ancient Lihyanite monumental statue

Arriving at the Louvre from the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), on loan for five years, is a 2.3-meter-highancient monumental statue carved from sandstone and presumably depicting an ancient Lihyanite king. Dating from the 5th-3rd centuries B.C., t...
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