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المملكة: 550 archaeological teachers .. The Heritage Authority announces scientific results confirming the depth of Saudi heritage


I announced Heritage Authority on the end of the first season of the joint mission (Saudi -French) for archaeological excavation work on the site "Groove" In the Najran region of 2025, which was carried out by a joint scientific team (Saudi – French), and resulted in qualitative results in documenting the features of the old human settlement in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. 59.9% of the site’s area, and resulted in the registration of (483) An archaeological site , documenting more than (550) archaeological teachers using modern technologies, including digital survey, air imaging and 3D modeling. Successful architectural patterns dating back to the third century BC appear, and it was also found on a part of a altar that came in the form of a bull sculpture of sandstone, and a number of statues (human, animal) made of bronze, in addition to an incense on its four external surfaces in writing the southern Musnad pen, and parts of pottery pottery and glass multi -use. To the existence of signs of industrial activities, which include ovens of mineral melting on the eastern side of the site; Which supports the hypotheses of the site’s prosperity civilized and the presence of economic activity during the early stages of the site’s date. The most prominent of which is the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Sorbonne University, and the National Antiquities Museum in France, within the framework of the strategic trend towards activating international partnerships, and the employment of advanced experiences in documenting heritage and highlighting it globally.

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