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Isolated ceremonial place located on the Jabal al-Lawdh in the northern Jawf valley. It was frequented in the 8th–6th cent. BCE then in the 1st–3rd cent. CE, in both periods to commemorate the enthronement of kings, and federation pacts through rituals and banquets. Remains are found at the foot of the mountain called Zuwayra and close to its summit peaking at 2150 m.
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See Dadān
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Ancient South Arabian jewellery is a source of information on many aspects of society: cultural influences, economy, traditions, religion and technical skills. Our knowledge of South Arabian jewellery is based on three major collections: at the Aden National Museum (Aqil 1993), the Sana’a National Museum (Antonini et al. 2016), and the Dār al-Athār al-Islamiyya Museum in Kuwait. The contextual origins of most jewels are unknown.
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Oasis in north-western Arabia with human occupation throughout the Holocene and extending as far back as the Middle Palaeolithic. Archaeological sites in Jubba document frequent contact with the Levant over several millennia, suggesting that the oasis was an important crossroads. The extremely rich rock art in Jubba spans the pre-Neolithic to the recent past and includes the iconic ‘Jubba style’.
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After discussing some of the hypotheses on the origin of the Jews in Northwest Arabia and suggesting pertinent criteria to identify them, this entry briefly presents the most important sources available so far on the people who may be designated as Jews between the first and the fourth centuries CE. An interpretation of the role they played in society in this part of the Arabian Peninsula is also put forward.