The Heritage Authority signed a cooperation agreement with Waseda University, Japan, to carry out archaeological survey and excavation work at the Al-Hawraa site in Umluj Governorate, Tabuk, for a period of 5 years.
The agreement allows for the participation of a scientific team from the university in carrying out archaeological survey and excavation work with its Saudi counterpart, while providing the Japanese side with the opportunity to accompany a group of students from Japanese universities, centers and scientific institutions to participate in the scientific project with the aim of training and conducting scientific research.
The agreement comes in light of the great efforts led by the Heritage Authority to expand national and international scientific partnerships in cooperation with universities and specialized scientific centers from inside and outside the Kingdom, to carry out archaeological survey and excavation work in various cultural heritage sites in the Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the signing ceremony took place at the authority’s headquarters in the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, and was represented by its CEO, Dr. Jasser bin Sulaiman Al-Harbash, while the Japanese side was represented by Dr. Hasegawa Su from the Comprehensive Research Organization at Waseda University.
