The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the results of the fourth season of archaeological excavations conducted at the Hillit site, in the Al-Dawadmi Governorate, in the Riyadh region. The new discoveries represent another milestone in the resea...
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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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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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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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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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