Published March 10, 2015
| Version v1
Journal article
Open
UMM QRAIEH, A STONE WITH ROCK ART SOUTHWEST OF PETRA
- 1. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Department of Archaeology, P.O. Box 285 Petra-Jordan.
- 2. United Arab Emirates University, Department of History and Archaeology, P.O.Box 17771, Al-Ain- UAE.
Description
This paper presents and discusses the archaeological evidence for Ancient rock art and Thamudic inscriptions from a site in al-Rajif south of Petra in southern Jordan. The site is a large sandstone called Umm Qraieh “Mother of reading” by the local people in the village of al-Rajif. Human and animal figures, inscriptions, footprints and other symbols were engraved on the upper surface of the stone during multiple periods. The paper includes a reading of the deciphered inscriptions and a discussion concerning rock art in general and the significance of Umm Qraieh in particular.
Files
1_Abudanah_2nd.pdf
Files
(924.0 kB)
Name | Size | Download all |
---|---|---|
md5:ab90b584f04646344452f10b7d674e6b
|
924.0 kB | Preview Download |