Saudi Hidden Past

AP News - 899 days ago
Saudi Hidden Past
In this July 8, 2009 photo, a man looks to hand written Quran at an exhibit at the Saudi National Museum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The Arabian Peninsula has a rich, largely unexplored history _ dotted with ancient kingdoms and crisscrossed by caravan routes carrying frankincense to the Mediterranean that drew in the Romans. But its treasures are little known outside a small circle of archaeologists and academics. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)