JEDDAH: New research has shed fresh light on the origins and evolution of a series of ancient stone animal traps, known as desert kites, in AlUla. Sponsored by the Royal Commission for AlUla, the studies reveal fascinating evidence about the innovative and collaborative methods local people used thousands of years ago to hunt wild animals. According to a report published by
DUBAI: To be located in AlUla amid the ruins of the ancient North Arabian Kingdom of Dadan and as if to bring back to life the dazzling past of this still enigmatic civilization, the recently announced Kingdom’s Institute, established under the auspices of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), is marked to become AlUla’s global hub for archaeological and conservation research.
Its most prominent buildings are destined to be carved themselves into the mountains opposite the archaeological site of Dadan while the design of the remaining edifices will be inspired by the archaeological structures uncovered pertaining to the Dadan civilization.
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