Inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit Kicks Off in Saudi Arabia with Leading Heritage Experts in Attendance

From Sept. 13 to 15, Saudi Arabia will host the inaugural AlUla World Archaeology Summit in the Kingdom, organized by the Royal Commission for AlUla and taking place in AlUla’s Maraya Concert Hall.

The summit will feature 60 speakers of various professional backgrounds and specialties — from cultural heritage and archeology to media and entrepreneurship — from all around the world.

“The AlUla World Archaeology Summit will foster an environment of cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange. Inspired by humanity’s shared past, we will focus on innovative solutions that can have a long-lasting impact on the world. We’re excited to host the inaugural summit in AlUla, where the world came to meet and where we will meet again,” Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, the RCU’s executive director of archeology, conservation, and collections, told Arab News.

The RCU was founded by royal decree in 2017 and tasked with preserving and developing AlUla in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 social reform and economic diversification agenda.

“This is not a scientific conference where we discuss scientific problems related to the field of archeology.

“This is a summit that intends to enable all archeologists and those from other domains related to the field of archeology, like museums and anthropology — all the domains related to archeology — to come together and collaborate,” he added.

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