The Heritage Authority announces the discovery of the oldest architectural settlement in the Arabian Peninsula northwest of Tabuk
His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Culture, Chairman of the Heritage Authority, announced the discovery of the oldest A architectural settlement in the Arabian Peninsula, as part of the archaeological excavations carried out by the authority in partnership with a university "Kanazawa" Japanese, in cooperation with NEOM on a site "Firm" Northwest of the city of Tabuk, as the history of the settlement dates back to the pre -pottery Neolithic period, specifically to the period between 11,000 and 10300 years from our time. "Firm" Within the national antiquities record since 1978, but Field studies modern that started in December 2022 AD, revered its historical importance as the oldest known model of human stability in the Arabian Peninsula." target ="_Blank"> Her scientific team joint with the Japanese University, four intense field seasons until May 2024 AD, which included organized excavations using an accurate scientific methodology, which included documenting the archaeological classes, sorting and classifying the finds, and analyzing organic samples to determine the time of time. With local granite stones, which include residential buildings, stores, corridors, and fire stoves that reflected an advanced functional planning that is commensurate with the nature of a living based on fishing and grain cultivation in that period, as well Amazonite, Quarters, shells, and raw materials indicating production activity within the settlement. It reflects the continuous efforts of the authority The Heritage Authority emphasized that this discovery represents an important scientific turning point in understanding the beginnings of human settlement stable in the northwest of the Kingdom, and enhances the hypothesis that it is a region that has formed a natural extension of "Fertile Crescent" (Mesopotamia, the Levant, and South Anatolia), and an early standard of human transformations from traveling to stability. And expanding the scope of cooperation with universities and international research centers specialized in archeology, to achieve the targets of Saudi Arabia Vision 2030, and to enhance the Kingdom’s position as a cognitive platform in the field of world humanitarian heritage. Enriching human knowledge and understanding the early stages of history.
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