Located in Al-Jawf region in the north of Saudi Arabia, specifically in the eastern center of Sakaka Governorate,[1] it is one of the most significant rock art discoveries in the region to date, and among the top 10 discoveries in the world in 2021.
[2] The first instance of the discovery dates back to 2010, when the former director of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage in Al-Jawf visited the site and issued a report.
[3] A scientific study was then conducted by a combined Saudi and international team of researchers from the Heritage Commission, King Saud University, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Max Planck Institute, the Free University of Berlin and Oxford University, whose results were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science in April 2022.
[4] The results of the study were officially announced during the scientific conference held by the Heritage Commission in September 2022.
[5] The site includes 21 carvings, 17 of which are figures of camels, two are of the equine family, and another whose identity is not clear.