Salma bint Mohammed Hawsawi

Professor of Ancient History and Cultural Heritage Expert

Prof. Salma bint Mohammed Hosawi is Professor of Ancient History and a cultural heritage expert at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, King Saud University. Her field covers the ancient civilisations and kingdoms of the Arabian Peninsula and their links with neighbouring cultures in Mesopotamia, the Levant and the Nile Valley. Her interests include reading inscriptions and classical sources, documenting archaeological sites, and interpreting and presenting cultural heritage in service of the museum and tourism sectors, connecting the Kingdom's civilisational depth with current cultural development projects.