Report of the archaeological, geophysical, archaeozoological and topographical activities of the French-Saudi mission in the oasis of al-Kharj, 80 km South of Riyadh, in the Central Province of Saudi Arabia carried out from September 20th to October 21st 2011. It includes chapters on: - The geographic and historical setting - The present issues for a study of al-Kharj area - An historiography of the exploration of al-Kharj area - Description on the Registration system - Details of the Historical survey of the oasis - Report of the exploration of the site of al-Yamāma (geophysical survey, topographical survey, archaeological sounding, zooarchaeological study) - Ceramic study An abstract in Arabic is available at the end of the report
