KSA History & Archeology

Saudi Arabia: History & Archaeology Ella Osorio 2022 Overview East Central South West North Types of Activities •Road trips •Overnight camping, couch surfing, hotels •Connect with locals, tour guides, heritage fairs •Archaeological sites •Fossils, semi-precious stones, rock-hounding, petroglyphs •Snorkeling, scuba diving, fishing, falconing •Take the kids! Travel Tips •Bathrooms at mosques, take toilet paper East Day Trips Camping Archaeological Sites Tarout Island 4-5000BC Tarout Castle Foundation dates to 4500BC, Obaid civilization •Never fully excavated •Present structure begun during Dilmun civilization, 3000-538BC •Current upper structure built by Portuguese, 1520AD •Built on the high place Jubail Thaj •75 km west of Jubail •Discovered in 1998 •Dates back to Hellenistic era •Young princes on a wooden bed •Gold mask with rubies, turquoise and pearls jewelry •Great wealth was generated through trade routes Mastodon Bones Remains of ancient mastodon Numerous camel farms Shiprock cave and ruins Hanith Celestial Markings Camp Sites Judah’s Thumb Uqair Abu Gamys Judah’s Thumb Al Ahsa Seale Sidra Desert Roses Central Riyadh Edge of the World Al Kharj Al Kharj Hima Wells Camping in Rub al Khali Petroglyphs Rijal Alma’ Mount Souda Jizan Farazan Wadi Lajab Fayfa Jazan Black Mountain Wadi Lajab Jizan Video Addayer Farazan West Al Bahah Taif Jeddah Al Bahah Jeddah North Dumah Al Jandal Midian – Jethro’s Caves Split Rock Mount Sinai Dumah Al Jandal Midian – Jethro’s Caves Mount Sinai Sacrificial Altar The Cave of Elijah The Golden Calf Altar