Tag Archives: MOBILE

  • Chariot and Horses (detail), Jubbah

    This style of depicting a chariot and its team of horses in plan view is distinctive and unique for Saudi Arabia.

  • Petroglyph Valley, Bir Hima

    This wadi at Bir Hima preserves a rich assemblage of petroglyphs in an unusual concentration. The rock art here displays a wide variety of subjects, including animals, humans, and Alia figures, reflecting multiple phases of cultural activity.

  • Shuwaymis West Hunting Party

    A Neolithic hunting scene featuring the hunter, his dogs, and his quarry, wild cattle. A leopard climbs vertically up the cliff face on the right and a tiny gazelle can be seen near the bottom, right side.

  • Shuwaymis West Neolithic Hunter-Herder Scene

    A gigantic piece of sandstone on the west side of the Shuwaymis valley served as a canvas for several stupendous Neolithic panels after it had cracked and partially slumped.

  • Petroglyph Bonanza, Jubbah

    Hidden amongst the sandstones of this rugged terrain are multiple petroglyph panels spanning thousands of years of cultural evolution in northern Saudi Arabia.

  • Detail of Aliah figures, Petroglyph Valley, Bir Hima

    Multiple Aliah figures, along with warriors on horseback, camels, ibex, etc., adorn this handsome panel in a small wadi near Bir Hima.

  • “The King,” Jubbah

    Located a short walk from the "Eagle's Nest" panel of petroglyphs at Jubbah, this unique panel shows a large, atypically realistic figure of a male, who has been interpreted as a king or other person of authority.

  • Sandy Point, Shuwaymis East

    A dramatic sandstone outcrop on the east side of the Shuwaymis valley hosts several assemblages of petroglyphs of more recent dates, including many camels.

  • Equine hunting scene at Shuwaymis

    This Neolithic petroglyph, which can be found on the western side of the Shuwaymis locality, is a hunting scene in which a bow hunter and his pack of dogs prepare to dispatch an African wild ass or onager.

  • Al Naslaa, Tayma

    Al Naslaa is one of the most photogenic petroglyphs we have seen. The uniform slit between the two standing stones and the flat faces are completely natural.