Ancient City

A French archaeologist and his co-workers carefully clean the pottery to examine the findings known to be from Dadan and Lihyan civilisation dated back to the second half of the first millennium BC, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia October 30, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Middle East

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia excavate forgotten kingdoms

Al Ula, a flagship tourist destination since it opened in 2019, is known chiefly for the majestic tombs of Madain Saleh, a 2,000-year-old city carved into rocks by the Nabateans, the pre-Islamic...