The 2011 MBI Al Jaber Lecture and Reception at the British Museum
We are very pleased to announce that this years Seminar of Arabian Studies lecture and the reception that followed was again a huge success.
The lecture was presented by Dr Laïla Nehmé (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Orient et Méditerranée).
The subject of this years lecture was: ‘From the Nabataean capital of Petra to the provincial city of Hegra: new insights on the Nabataeans’ in which we heard about the significant intensification of archaeological activity by the environs of Petra.
Dr Laïla Nehmé's lecture was based on her experience as an archaeologist who worked in Petra in the 1990s and in Hegra (Mada'in Salih) from 2002. She shared with the audience an overview of both sites, exposing their common features and their differences, in terms of landscape and urban space, before focusing on the Nabataean presence in the north-western part of Saudi Arabia. Dr. Nehmé discussed the joint Saudi-French excavation project in Hegra, as well as the discoveries she has made as a result of her own excavation with her team on a rock outcrop site in the area.
The fascinating and informative lecture was followed by a buzzing reception hosted by the MBI Al Jaber Foundation. Admission to the Seminar is free and is part of the British Museums public programme.
The MBI Al Jaber Foundation is very proud of its support for the Seminar for Arabian Studies.
