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The Saudi-Belgian Research Campaign in the Al-Ghat Region. Preliminary results of the 2013 and 2014 campaign

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Bretschneider, Joachim [UGent] Gorris, Elynn [UCL] Tavernier, Jan [UCL]

The preliminary report describes the first results of two field expeditions to the Al-Ghat governate of Saudi Arabia. Jan Tavernier and Elynn Gorris discovered and documented in the Wadi el-Markh more than 80 Old North Arabian petroglyphs. In the epigraphic chapter of the report, the two authors published the preliminary reading of about 25 inscriptions in various Old North Arabian dialects. The variety in Old North Arabian dialects at the site may indicate that the Wadi el-Markh was located at a strategic Transarabian commercial route.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2019
Language Anglais
Journal information "Atlal: Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology" - Vol. 27, p. 167-200 (2019)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher Ministry of Education (Riyadh)
issn 0256-4009
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/INCA - Institut des civilisations, arts et lettres
Keywords Saudi Arabia ; petroglyphs ; Al-Ghat ; Philby-Ryckmans-Lippens ; Old North Arabian
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Bibliographic reference Bretschneider, Joachim ; Gorris, Elynn ; Tavernier, Jan ; et. al. The Saudi-Belgian Research Campaign in the Al-Ghat Region. Preliminary results of the 2013 and 2014 campaign. In: Atlal: Journal of Saudi Arabian Archaeology, Vol. 27, p. 167-200 (2019)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/181698