Saudi Archeology
I enjoy the posts and pictures Abdullah (NidalM) had on his blog so much, especially his escapades in the Saudi desert like this and this, and even though I have traveled extensively in Saudi, but I was always going somewhere, so stopping and exploring were never on the list.
Yesterday a nice commenter was kind enough (thank you:) ) to share a link with me to a site which contains a treasure chest of pictures of archaeological sites and findings in the Arabian peninsula. I have included a picture in this post, but the rest can be found here, and they belong to Nabiel Alshaikh the Archaeology Superintendent who works with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (as many gov sites it is a work in progress so do not expect much) at Dammam Regional Museum.
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Mar 08, 2010 @ 00:33:30
Great job my dear. More of the same please
Thank you.
Mar 09, 2010 @ 11:08:05
Saud my friend, u know I would if I could
I think I posted it as soon as the link was shared with me, it got me excited and I posted it 
Thanks
Mar 08, 2010 @ 08:16:19
Great topic! This is one on my list for exploring as well. I think this is an area that is given insufficient attention generally and yetis part of the richness of Saudi culture.
Thanks for the great start. I second Saudiaspire’s desire for more of the same (or similar)!
Mar 09, 2010 @ 11:06:35
Thank u Chiara, I hope u get to explore it as well, I also wish more pictures and resources were available.
Mar 09, 2010 @ 10:45:54
thank you quasy for sharing and for the link. i am headed there
btw, i love your blog’s new look. it’s much easier on the eyes
Mar 09, 2010 @ 10:51:52
Thanks Wafa’ I hope u enjoy it as much as I did, and thanks for the complement, I like the color of your burgundy blog also
but you change it more than I do
Mar 10, 2010 @ 00:05:44
Thanks for the mention Qusay
Absolutely love Nabiel’s photoblog… will be bookmarking it. There’s a lot of places on there that i’d like to end up in
Saudi is pretty amazing when it comes to historical monuments and natural landscapes. It’s just the lack of infrastructure that prevent the country from turning into a complete tourist draw.
Mar 10, 2010 @ 09:44:33
NOW you show signs of life! Check your email, before you go off again hanging from some rock to get great photos!
Mar 10, 2010 @ 19:33:52
No worries NidalM, I randomly picked two of your posts, I like them all
Yes, it is one area that needs to be explored both economically and documented historically, and I hope we get to have nice museums to showcase the artifacts.
I wish I could’ve found that mask, I would’ve made my own Jim Carrey movie, I would’ve even given u a part
Sep 12, 2010 @ 23:17:09
Dear Qusay first of all, I would like to greet you a pleasant day and I hope upon reading this blog entry of mine you enjoy it as much as I do.Well, first of all some time back I found an archaeological site exploring with Google Earth and for what I can read out of what I see,it is Iram of the thousand Pillars and it is in Saudi-Arabia and not in Oman . You can’t see the pictures in Google Earth anymore because they took them out since I published my website. but I saved pictures from it so I hope you enjoy them and if you do want to know more about this put yourself in contact with me. Sincerely yours Michael Otto Davis
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