ABSTRACT This paper presents the results of three seasons (2018, 2019 and 2021) of excavation at the site of Dahwa 7 (DH7) conducted under the auspices of the Department of Archaeology of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). Our results highlight the vital role of this Wadi al‐Sukhn area site since at least the Early Bronze Age. We also demonstrate that the site's strategic geographic location is an ideal location for this site to act as a link between the coast and the interior areas. 14 C dates confirm the different occupational phases of the site from the Early Bronze Age to the present time. Moreover, the evidence suggests that the site's inhabitants developed the settlement so that the site's buildings are distributed over three elevation planes: lower, middle and upper. Finally, ceramic sherds from a large number of Indus vessels were recovered, providing incontrovertible evidence that the site's inhabitants engaged in intensive trade with the Indus Valley.

ABSTRACT This contribution edits a newly discovered Paleo‐Arabic inscription from Wādī al‐Šuwayṭī in the northeastern Jordanian Ḥarrah. The inscription is dated to the reign of a king called ʾmndr , identified by the authors as the Jafnid ruler Al‐Mundhir III ibn al‐Harith. Some remarks on its implications about Arab rulership and identity are also offered.

ABSTRACT Between 2018 and 2021, the Identification and Documentation of Immovable Heritage Assets (IDIHA) Project recorded over 19,000 rock art panels in the AlUla (al‐‘Ulā) region of north‐western Saudi Arabia. This study presents a chronological assessment of the corpus, drawing on superimpositions, datable motifs, inscriptions, and varnish formation, alongside a diachronic analysis of recurring themes. The rock art of AlUla spans more than 12,000 years, from the early Holocene to the recent past, with notable peaks in production during the Neolithic and, more substantially, the Iron Age and ‘pre‐Islamic’ periods. These temporal fluctuations contrast with patterns observed at other northern Arabian sites and likely reflect population increase in the AlUla valley during the first millennium BCE and CE . Scenes of Neolithic cattle herding, Iron Age camel caravans, and Islamic‐era battles offer insight into the lived experiences and symbolic expressions of AlUla's inhabitants across millennia.

ABSTRACT This study presents a new epigraphic inscription from Ḥimā (Najrān, Saudi Arabia), which records the arrival of an individual from ʿUmān during the reign of Abīyathaʿ Ghaylān, king of the Amīr tribe. Written in a South Arabian script but showing non‐Ancient South Arabian—possibly Hasaitic—linguistic features, the inscription provides rare evidence of trans‐Arabian mobility and diplomatic relations during the Hellenistic period. By contextualizing this text alongside other inscriptions and coins from southern and eastern Arabia, the article explores the political role of Abīyathaʿ, the integration of the al‐Asd tribe and the significance of long‐distance networks involving Gerrha and Mleiha. A newly discovered graffito referencing the gentilic Ġr‐ite also contributes to ongoing debates on the ancient name of Gerrha. The use of regnal and Seleucid‐era dating in these inscriptions offers further insight into evolving chronological systems across pre‐Islamic Arabia.

ABSTRACT Past studies of graffiti containing the word ΜΝΗΣΘΗ have never fully established its intrinsic meaning. However, due to the existence of the Aramaic term DKYR, which carries a seemingly identical meaning to ΜΝΗΣΘΗ, in similar contexts in the Roman Near East, a comparison between both words is possible. Four distinct sites where the coexistence of these words is attested were chosen: the cities of Dura‐Europos and Palmyra, and the desertic zones of Wādī Ramm and Wādī Mukattab. The variety of archaeological contexts and the range of formulae allow for a comprehensive examination of their occurrences, especially in areas where they co‐occur in multilingual inscriptions. It appears that these inscriptions can encompass a wide range of functions. Furthermore, Greek texts appear to bear a comparable significance to the Aramaic DKYR, whose meaning is more readily discernible and has contributed to the use of ΜΝΗΣΘΗ in the epigraphic tradition.

ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent. CE —likely over a former Minaean settlement of the third–first cent. BCE —and used until the first half of the seventh cent. CE . These excavations provide the first archaeological evidence about the last two centuries before Islam (early fifth to early seventh cent. CE ), a period previously uncharted in the archaeology of northwest Arabia. An interdisciplinary approach to this site—incorporating archaeology, ceramology, macrolithic tool studies, archaeobotany, archaeozoology and geo‐archaeology—provides the first insights on the material culture, agricultural practices, diet, and even the religious identity of its inhabitants.

ABSTRACT The Jumeirah Archaeological Research Project seeks to reassess the long‐term occupation of Jumeirah through an integrated study of three key archaeological sites—Jumeirah 1, 2 and 3. This study builds upon previous excavations and archival data to refine the chronology of the settlement and examine whether these sites functioned as a single entity throughout the Islamic period. A study of architectural decoration, supported by the findings of the architectural analysis, indicates that at a certain period of time, the sites of Jumeirah 1 and 2 functioned within one spatially coherent settlement. Re‐examination of the pottery assemblage allows us to identify this phase as Abbasid. While the spatial extent of Jumeirah in other periods is more difficult to establish, pottery evidence confirms continuous occupation of varying intensity throughout the Umayyad, Middle Islamic and Late Islamic periods. The integration of Jumeirah 3 into this reconstruction awaits future excavation.