Rebecca Foote (Director of Archaeology a Maria Guagnin Ingrid Perisse
While Saudi Arabia's first inscribed World Heritage Site, Hegra (al-Hijr) - Nabataean sister city of Petra - may be the best-known archaeological site in north-west Saudi Arabia, the region is extremely rich in cultural heritage beyond it. The special session Revealing Cultural Landscapes in North-west Arabia, included in the 54th Seminar for Arabian Studies (delayed from 2020 to 2021), presented the latest findings at a range of sites in this critical but understudied area of Saudi Arabia, showcasing a deep and complex past through many millennia. Since the establishment of...
While Saudi Arabia's first inscribed World Heritage Site, Hegra (al-Hijr) - Nabataean sister city of Petra - may be the best-known archaeological site...