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Des feux sacrificiels pour la divinityé solaire à ed‐Dur
Author(s) -
HAERINCK E.,
VRYDAGHS L.,
DOUTRELEPONT H.
Publication year - 1998
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/j.1600-0471.1998.tb00113.x
Subject(s) - archaeology , divinity , palm , phoenix , phoenix dactylifera , geography , art , ancient history , history , theology , philosophy , physics , metropolitan area , quantum mechanics
Phytoliths have been identifed in a sample taken from a large black lens of burned sand located in front of the main entrance of a temple at ed‐Dur (Umm al‐Qaiwain, United Arab Emirates). Comparisons with a reference collection allow the identification of the sample with Phoenix dactylifera L., the date palm. Attention is also drawn to the interpretation and symbolism of the date palm in southeastern Arabia during the late pre‐Islamic era.