Documentary short 2021
Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Ancient City of Dadan
Archaeologists search AlUla for the traces of an ancient city.
- Country collection
- Saudi Arabia
- Original title
- كنوز العرب الضائعة: مدينة دادان الأثرية
- Director
- Dirk VerheyeInti Calfat
- Running time
- 44 min
- Year
- 2021
Editorial profile. Availability on LAREINE TV has not been confirmed.
Story, without spoilers
An international archaeological team investigates Dadan's ruins in AlUla over an excavation season. Tombs, inscriptions and surviving structures become clues to the people who built the city and the trading networks that once gave it importance.
Context & recognition
The Red Sea 2022 archive lists this short documentary with a production year of 2021 and a running time of 44 minutes. The festival records a co-production involving Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.