Saudi Arabia archaeology - in pictures

French archaeologists in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, clean pottery to examine findings from the Dadan and Lihyan civilisation dating back to the second half of the first millennium BC. Reuters
French archaeologists in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, clean pottery to examine findings from the Dadan and Lihyan civilisation dating back to the second half of the first millennium BC. Reuters
This carved camel's body can be seen eight kilometres north of the city of Sakaka in Saudi Arabia's northwestern Al Jouf province. AFP
This carved camel's body can be seen eight kilometres north of the city of Sakaka in Saudi Arabia's northwestern Al Jouf province. AFP
A foreign tourist visits Abu Lawha, the largest Nabataean tomb at the desert archaeological site of Madain Saleh, north-west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
A foreign tourist visits Abu Lawha, the largest Nabataean tomb at the desert archaeological site of Madain Saleh, north-west of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
Carvings of camels and horses hewn into rock faces in Saudi Arabia could be around 7,000 years old. AFP
Carvings of camels and horses hewn into rock faces in Saudi Arabia could be around 7,000 years old. AFP
A Saudi archaeologist carefully cleans pottery. Reuters
A Saudi archaeologist carefully cleans pottery. Reuters
Much care must be taken when examining the findings. Reuters
Much care must be taken when examining the findings. Reuters
A Nabataean tomb in Madain Saleh archaeological site, Al Madinah Province, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
A Nabataean tomb in Madain Saleh archaeological site, Al Madinah Province, AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images