Ancient Rock Art in Saudi Arabia

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Ancient Rock Art can be found in many locations throughout Saudi Arabia.

Graffiti Rock 1 is a large stone covered on ancient rock carvings.

The picture above shows what is commonly called Graffiti Rock I and the photograph below depicts an ancient ostrich family rock carving.

An ostrich family rock carving.

Early written history

Ancient Rock Art in Saudi Arabia is a rich source of information about the lives of the people who inhabited the peninsula in the Neolithic period and later. The carvings shows us the animals they hunted, the weapons they used, their rituals of worship and other details of everyday life. The oldest carvings date to a time before the sixth millennium BC but most are from a later date.

The Rock Art seen in the pictures on this page may have been made around 2,000 to 1,000 BC and can be found about 2 hours southwest of Riyadh.

A rock carving that shows a skeletal like man.

A rock carving that looks like a ram with large horns.

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