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Hunting in pre‐Islamic Arabia in light of the epigraphic evidence
Author(s) -
Maraqten Mohammed
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
arabian archaeology and epigraphy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1600-0471
pISSN - 0905-7196
DOI - 10.1111/aae.12059
Subject(s) - islam , archaeology , ancient history , geography , epigraphy , zooarchaeology , archaeological evidence , history
The hunting of wild animals for food, sport or for the defence of people and herds, was common in the ancient Near East, especially in early times. This paper gives a survey of hunting practices in pre‐Islamic Arabia primarily from the beginning of the first millennium BCE to the eve of Islam in light of the epigraphic evidence and of rock art as well as archaeological discoveries.