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  • Sumerian kearly dynastic 2,500 c. B.C. Tarut Island.  National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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  • Al-Diriyah (Arabic: ??????? ) allso spelled Ad-Dariyah or Dir'aiyah. Town on outskirts of Riyadh original home of Saudi royal fvaily.  Served as first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.  the Turaif district in Diriyah was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.  City was founded in 1446-7 by Mani Al-Mraydi. Saudi Arabia
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  • 12th c. A.D. Shallow glased bowl from the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.  National Museum, Riyadh
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  • Large Hellenistic storage jar discovered on the island of Tarut, Saudi Arabia
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  • Sabaen inscription, 1st Century B.C., recording a military expedition led by Hietht of the Sukhaim family that governed Yemen at that time. National Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • 1st c. B.C. Hijaz, Lihyanite sanctuary. National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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  • Wistful bronze lion's head was cast between second century B.C. -third A.D. Najran, Saudi Arabia
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  • Gold jewelery from the Jawan tomb. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Gold jewelery from the Jawan tomb. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Gold jewelery from the Jawan tomb. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Gold jewelery from the Jawan tomb. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Lihyanite head of basalt from al-Is (Yenbo) 4th to 3rd c. B.C.
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  • Lihyanite head of basalt from al-Is (Yenbo) 4th to 3rd c. B.C.
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  • Large Hellenistic storage jar discovered on the island of Tarut, Saudi Arabia
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  • Large glazed dish, Hellenistic type found on Tarut Island.  National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.
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  • "Shm'ta and her sister Batsha'a of the Aslam tribe" Inscription of Sabaen Hasaem type found in Thaj, al-Hasa, 6 th century B.C.
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  • Gravestone from Hijaz, Anthropomorphic stele,  400 B.C., National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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  • Gravestone from Hijaz, Anthropomorphic stele,  400 B.C., National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
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  • A gravestone from the Hijaz, 500 B.C.  National Museum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Dr. Ghanim Wahida archeology dept. King Saud University, Riyadh &Dr. Norman Whalen, dept. of archeology Southwest Texas State univ. excavating at al-Dawadimi a rock tool site of  Middle Acheulean artifacts.  Pleistocene.  Saudi Arabia
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  • Igneous andesite in foreground was raw material for 300,000-year-old Dawadimi tool site on plain below. Saudi Arabia
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  • "Eye Stele" funerary stele, 5th - 4th c. BC, Sandstone, Tayma, Saudi Arabia
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  • "Eye Stele" funerary stele, 5th - 4th c. BC, Sandstone, Tayma, Saudi Arabia
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  • Gold jewelery from the Jawan tomb. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Location of the ancient site of Al-Ukhdood "city of seven wells".  Located at the start of the Frankincense Road running up through the Asir mountains. Najran, Saudi Arabia
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  • Location of the ancient site of Al-Ukhdood "city of seven wells".  Located at the start of the Frankincense Road running up through the Asir mountains. Najran, Saudi Arabia
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Grinding stone at Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Wine press at Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Al-Okhdood archeological city in Najran is the site of an ancient city in southern Arabia, founded in the 6th or 7th century B.C.  It is the site of the burning to death by the Jewish rulers  of 1,500 people who converted to Christianity in 525 B.C.  A campaign has been undertaken to include the historical location in the UNESCO World-Heritage list.
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  • Location of the ancient site of Al-Ukhdood "city of seven wells".  Located at the start of the Frankincense Road running up through the Asir mountains. Najran, Saudi Arabia
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  • Location of the ancient site of Al-Ukhdood "city of seven wells".  Located at the start of the Frankincense Road running up through the Asir mountains. Najran, Saudi Arabia
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  • Al-Diriyah (Arabic: ??????? ) allso spelled Ad-Dariyah or Dir'aiyah. Town on outskirts of Riyadh original home of Saudi royal fvaily.  Served as first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.  the Turaif district in Diriyah was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.  City was founded in 1446-7 by Mani Al-Mraydi. Saudi Arabia
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  • Al-Diriyah (Arabic: ??????? ) allso spelled Ad-Dariyah or Dir'aiyah. Town on outskirts of Riyadh original home of Saudi royal fvaily.  Served as first Saudi dynasty from 1744 to 1818.  the Turaif district in Diriyah was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2010.  City was founded in 1446-7 by Mani Al-Mraydi. Saudi Arabia
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  • Isolated tomb at Mada'in Saleh, wealthy Nabataens were buried in splendor in tomb carved in rock and long since robbed of valuables.               The archeological site of Al-Hijr (Madain Saleh) is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in  Saudi Arabia.  It is a major center of the Nabataen civilization.  It is the largest Nabataen site south of Petra in Jordan.  It bears testimony to teh Nabataen civiliztkion between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and pre-Islamic period in the 1st century AD.
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  • Outside the city of Najran in the Asir mountains. The ancient  trade routes for Francincense ran through here to the Fertile Crescent. Saudi Arabia
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  • Bull, perhaps Texas Longhorn ancestor, was incised by pastoral tribe at Hanakiyyah several millennia B.C. (early neolithic) Saudi Arabia
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  • To honor their dead, Lihyanites of Kingdom of Dedan carved lion reliefs above sandstone tombs in 600 B.C. Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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  • To honor their dead, Lihyanites of Kingdom of Dedan carved lion reliefs above sandstone tombs in 600 B.C. Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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  • To honor their dead, Lihyanites of Kingdom of Dedan carved lion reliefs above sandstone tombs in 600 B.C. Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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  • Traditional adobe houses in the town of Al-Ula in northern Saudi Arabia
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  • At Mada'in Saleh, wealthy Nabataens were buried in splendor in tomb carved in rock and long since robbed of valuables.               The archeological site of Al-Hijr (Madain Saleh) is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in  Saudi Arabia.  It is a major center of the Nabataen civilization.  It is the largest Nabataen site south of Petra in Jordan.  It bears testimony to teh Nabataen civiliztkion between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and pre-Islamic period in the 1st century AD.
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  • Mada'in Saleh Station of the Hejaz Railway.  The complex built in 1907 consists of 16 buildings that include workshop (with a restored WWI-era engine), shells of other railway carriages and a rebuilt Turkish fort that served as a resting place for pilgrims traveling to Mecca. Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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  • The entrance to a sacred area within the complex at Al-Hijir.  The archeological site of Al-Hijr (Madain Saleh) is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in  Saudi Arabia.  It is a major center of the Nabataen civilization.  It is the largest Nabataen site south of Petra in Jordan.  It bears testimony to teh Nabataen civiliztkion between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and pre-Islamic period in the 1st century AD.
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  • At Mada'in Saleh, wealthy Nabataens were buried in splendor in tombs carved in rock and long since robbed of valuables. The archeological site of Al-Hijr (Madain Saleh) is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saudi Arabia.  It was a major center of the Nabataen civilization.  It is the largest Nabataen site south of Petra in Jordan.  It bears testimony to the Nabataen civilization between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and pre-Islamic period in the 1st century AD.
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  • At Mada'in Saleh, wealthy Nabataens were buried in splendor in tomb carved in rock and long since robbed of valuables.               The archeological site of Al-Hijr (Madain Saleh) is the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in  Saudi Arabia.  It is a major center of the Nabataen civilization.  It is the largest Nabataen site south of Petra in Jordan.  It bears testimony to teh Nabataen civiliztkion between the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC and pre-Islamic period in the 1st century AD.
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  • Mada'in Saleh Station of the Hejaz Railway.  The complex built in 1907 consists of 16 buildings that include workshop (with a restored WWI-era engine), shells of other railway carriages and a rebuilt Turkish fort that served as a resting place for pilgrims traveling to Mecca. Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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  • Hamra stone symbolizing several religions-including Mesopotamian, Egyptian - bespeaks Taiman tolerance.  Saudi Arabian National Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Detail showing incense burner on the Hamra stone from Tayma, National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • A detail on one panel of the Hamra stone symbolizing several religions-including Mesopotamian, Egyptian - bespeaks Taiman tolerance.  Saudi Arabian National Museum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Local residents overlook discovery of a pot and camel fragment, Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Saudi Archeologists Abduf Jawwad and S. Muard excavating a Neolithic house , 1st or 2nd c. B.C. within the ancient inner city at Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Stark on the desert floor at as Sarrar, a mammal bone has survived intact for some 15,000 centuries. Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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  • Stark on the desert floor at As Sarrar, a mammal bone has survived intact for some 15,000 centuries. Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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  • Hellenistic "Mother Goddess" (16 cm high) found at Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Male head, pottery 6 cm high. Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Male camel head, pottery 5 cm long. Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incense burner, solid pottery,Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incense burner, solid pottery, 10 cm high, Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Hellenistic "Mother Goddess" (16 cm high) found at Thaj, Saudi Arabia
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  • Pottery artifact from Qaryat al-Fau. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Artifacts from Tarut.  Rim fragment of a carved steatite vessel depicting a snake and the head of a human figure.  3rd millennium B.C.
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  • Pottery artifact detail. Saudi Arabia
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  • Artifacts from Tarut.  Rim fragment of a carved steatite vessel depicting a snake and the head of a human figure.  3rd millennium B.C.
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  • At Rajajil in the north of Saudi Arabia, clusters of commemorative stones, recalling England's Stonehenge, face the sun.
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  • At Rajajil in the north of Saudi Arabia, clusters of commemorative stones, recalling England's Stonehenge, face the sun.
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  • At Rajajil in the north of Saudi Arabia, clusters of commemorative stones, recalling England's Stonehenge, face the sun.
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  • Incised style rock art representing a human dancing. Jebel Burnus, al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incised style rock art representing a human dancing. Hanakiyyah, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incised style rock art representing a human dancing. Jebel Burnus, Saudi Arabia
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  • Rock Art on Jebel Burnus, Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incised style rock art representing a human hand. Hanakiyyah, Saudi Arabia
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  • Rock art stele, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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  • Rock art, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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  • Incised style rock art representing an ostrich. Hanakiyyah, Saudi Arabia
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  • Copper Lion weight from Qaryat al-Fau, National Museum Saudi Arabia.
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  • Bronze Weight representing a dolphin found at Qaryat al-Fau. National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Bronze figure of a male dromadarian camel found in the temple at al Fau bears religious inscription in Musnad.  National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Only Arabian murals discovered to date are at al--Fau.  This one, of handmaiden with downcast eyes and diadem-wearing dignitary, perhaps a king, is of late period and testifies to artist's skill with color. National  Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Only Arabian murals discovered to date are at al--Fau.  This one, of handmaiden with downcast eyes and diadem-wearing dignitary, perhaps a king, is of late period and testifies to artist's skill with color. National  Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Fresco from Qaryat al-fau (Qaryat al-Faw) One of the most important pre-Islamic cities in Saudi Arabia.  Originally the kingdom of Kindah 4th c. BC to 4th c. AD  located on the northwest corner of the Rub al Khali.   National Museum of Saudi Arabia.            http://www.smb.museum/roadsofarabia/index.php?id=19&L=1
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  • Necklace of amber in the Folklore Museum, Arabic Studies, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • Adobe houses and business in central Riyadh. Saudi Arabia
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  • Qasr al-Masmak also know as Masmak Fort built in 1865 by King Abdullah III bin Faisal al-Saud.  1902 the fort was besieged by Emir Abdul Aziz bin Saud and taken back from al-Rashid.  Today is serves as a place where the modern state of Saudi Arabia emerged. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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  • A complete survey of known major archeology sites in Saudi Arabia.
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