25,000 Artifacts Unearthed In Historic Saudi Arabia City

According to the Jeddah Historic District Program, over 25,000 artifacts were unearthed in the historic Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah.

In the second-biggest Saudi city, archaeologists have found some 25,000 antiquities. According to the Jeddah Historic District Program (JHD), the discoveries include more than 11,400 ceramic fragments, more than 11,300 animal bones, more than 1,700 shells, nearly 700 building materials, 200 glass artifacts, and roughly 70 metal artifacts.

Some of the remnants of pottery, which range from the 16th to the 20th century, were brought from China, Japan, and Europe. According to archaeologists, these comprise "a variety of ceramic vessels and pieces of high-quality porcelain," some of which were produced in the Jiangxi region of China.

Archeologists unearth 25,000 remains in the city of Jeddah

Analysis was also done on the ebony pillars that were discovered on the mihrab's flanks. These are thought to have originated in the seventh and eighth ...

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