Camel Carving Site

Camel Carving Site
نحت الجمل الأثري
LocationSaudi Arabia
RegionAl-Jawf Province

The Camel Carving Site (Camel Site) is considered among the most prominent archaeological sites in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Located in Al-Jawf region in the north of Saudi Arabia, specifically in the eastern center of Sakaka Governorate,[1] it is one of the most significant rock art discoveries in the region to date, and among the top 10 discoveries in the world in 2021.[2]

Site discovery

The first instance of the discovery dates back to 2010, when the former director of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage in Al-Jawf visited the site and issued a report. The former director then returned in 2016 with a Saudi-French team to make an official record of the site.[3]

A scientific study was then conducted by a combined Saudi and international team of researchers from the Heritage Commission, King Saud University, the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), Max Planck Institute, the Free University of Berlin and Oxford University, whose results were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science in April 2022.[4] The results of the study were officially announced during the scientific conference held by the Heritage Commission in September 2022.[5]

Site carvings

The site includes 21 carvings, 17 of which are figures of camels, two are of the equine family, and another whose identity is not clear.[6] The site "likely has the oldest known surviving large-scale animal reliefs in the world",[7] differing in execution from the rock art common throughout Saudi Arabia, given the carving's significant prominence from the rock face. The site is also considered among Saudi Arabia's oldest rock art sites, which typically feature two-dimensional carvings in both prominent and recessed styles, indicating an advanced school of art in the field of rock art.

References

  1. ^ "Monumental Sandstone Reliefs from the Neolithic: New Insights from the Camel Site in Saudi Arabia". American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR). Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  2. ^ "Oldest Animal Art - Archaeology Magazine". www.archaeology.org. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  3. ^ "Camel carvings dating back 2,000 years found in Saudi Arabia". Al Arabiya English. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  4. ^ Guagnin, Maria; Charloux, Guillaume; AlSharekh, Abdullah M.; Crassard, Rémy; Hilbert, Yamandú H.; Andreae, Meinrat O.; AlAmri, Abdullah; Preusser, Frank; Dubois, Fulbert; Burgos, Franck; Flohr, Pascal; Mora, Pascal; AlQaeed, Ahmad; AlAli, Yasser (2022-04-01). "Life-sized Neolithic camel sculptures in Arabia: A scientific assessment of the craftsmanship and age of the Camel Site reliefs". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 42: 103165. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103165. hdl:10261/283097. ISSN 2352-409X.
  5. ^ "Archaeological sites discovered constitute only 15% of KSA's treasures: Heritage Commission CEO". Saudigazette. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  6. ^ Mahmoud, Marwa (2021-09-20). "KSA discovers the oldest animal carving site in the world". Leaders. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. ^ Guagnin, Maria; Charloux, Guillaume; AlSharekh, Abdullah M.; Crassard, Rémy; Hilbert, Yamandú H.; Andreae, Meinrat O.; AlAmri, Abdullah; Preusser, Frank; Dubois, Fulbert; Burgos, Franck; Flohr, Pascal; Mora, Pascal; AlQaeed, Ahmad; AlAli, Yasser (2022-04-01). "Life-sized Neolithic camel sculptures in Arabia: A scientific assessment of the craftsmanship and age of the Camel Site reliefs". Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 42: 103165. doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.103165. hdl:10261/283097. ISSN 2352-409X.

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