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Rock Inscriptions Bearing Caliph Umar’s Name Found in Saudi Arabia’s Medina Region
Rock inscriptions bearing the name of Caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab have been documented in Saudi Arabia’s Medina region, in a discovery that adds a rare early Islamic reference to the kingdom’s archaeological record. The inscriptions were found during a large-scale survey in Al Mahd Governorate, where Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission recorded 1,774 archaeological finds across…
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5,000-Year-Old Rock Art Sites Discovered in Saudi Arabia’s Soudah Peaks
A rugged highland zone in southwestern Saudi Arabia has yielded one of the most extensive recent rock art discoveries in the region. The Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission, working in partnership with Soudah Development, has announced the identification of 20 previously undocumented rock art sites across the Soudah Peaks area. The newly recorded sites lie within…