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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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1,100-Year-Old Abbasid Gold Treasure Unearthed Along Saudi Arabia’s Ancient Hajj Route
A glittering set of gold jewelry, buried or lost more than 1,100 years ago, has emerged from the sands of central Saudi Arabia, offering a rare glimpse into wealth, movement, and craftsmanship in the Abbasid world. Archaeologists working at the Dariyah archaeological site in the Al-Qassim region have uncovered a collection of 100 gold jewelry…
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Mummified Cheetahs Found in Saudi Arabian Caves Reveal a Lost Predator Landscape
Deep beneath the desert plateaus of northern Saudi Arabia, scientists have uncovered a discovery that feels almost implausible at first glance: naturally mummified cheetahs, preserved for millennia inside dry limestone caves. The find offers a rare, almost intimate glimpse into a vanished ecosystem—one in which apex predators once thrived where today only silence remains. The…
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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…
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Saudi Arabia Unveils Arabia’s Oldest Settlement: 11,000-Year-Old Neolithic Village Found Near Tabuk
Saudi Arabia has announced the discovery of the Arabian Peninsula’s oldest known human settlement — an 11,000-year-old Neolithic village unearthed in Masyoun, near Tabuk. The groundbreaking find was disclosed by the Saudi Heritage Commission in partnership with scholars from Japan’s Kanazawa University and amplified through the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) and the Commission’s verified Instagram…