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Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia
« on: February 16, 2018, 01:23:29 pm »
Life-sized sculptures of dromedaries found in Saudi Arabia
2/13/2018 06:00:00 PM

At a remarkable site in northwest Saudi Arabia, a CNRS archaeologist and colleagues from the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) have discovered camelid sculptures unlike any others in the region. They are thought to date back to the first centuries BC or AD. The find sheds new light on the evolution of rock art in the Arabian Peninsula and is the subject of an article published in Antiquity.

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