Hunting in pre-Islamic Arabia in light of the epigraphic evidence

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 208-234

  Maraqten, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ancient north arabian inscriptions; Ancient south arabian inscriptions; Desert kites; Hunting; Pre islamic arabia; Rock art

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DESERT; HUNTING; ROCK ART;

ARABIAN PENINSULA;

ACCIPITRIDAE; ANIMALIA;

EID: 84944747745     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aae.12059     Document Type: Article

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