List of Four Artifacts Discovered in Farasan Islands

Farasan Islands, located in Jazan Province in the southwestern part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, host numerous archaeological artifacts and sites dating back 1,400 years BCE. In collaboration with a French university, a Saudi scientific team announced the discovery of several artifacts from the second and third centuries. Among the artifacts discovered in 2022 were:

- Roman shield: One of the rarest pieces, made of copper alloys.

- Head of a small stone statue.

- Roman 'Lorica Squamata' armor: A type of scale armor commonly used during the Roman period from the first to third centuries.

- Seal of a Roman figure named "Ginus" engraved on agate.