RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Authority has launched the first phase of an archaeological survey of stone structures in the Northern Borders and Al-Jawf regions.
The project is said to be one of the most important of its kind, given that the Kingdom has the largest number of stone structures of this kind in the world, and their diversity in terms of shape, size and function.
The project is based on a directive by Prince Badr bin Abdullah, minister of culture and chairman of the board of directors of the Heritage Authority. It aims to provide valuable information about the nature of the structures and the environmental, cultural and social conditions that influenced their creation, and expand our knowledge of the Stone Age period in general.
624 New Sites Added to the Saudi Heritage List
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Ancient Egypt excavation underway to show Ramses III s link to Saudi
Stone parts of a huge statue, possibly symbolising Ramses II, are being loaded on a truck and sent to Egyptian museum after they were discovered at the ancient Heliopolis archaeological site in Matareya district of Cairo, Egypt on March 15, 2017 [İbrahim Ramadan / Anadolu Agency] June 9, 2021 at 3:22 pm
Famed Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass is to lead an excavation project in Saudi Arabia following several discoveries which suggest the Pharaoh Ramses III had a presence in the Arabian Peninsula.
The former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs said during a press statement late last month that he had a meeting in Riyadh with the head of the Heritage Authority of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, Jasir Al-Harbash. The project is expected to launch in November with substantial support from the Saudis.