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Symbols of the Middle East: Decoding cultural, functional significance of Wusum marking system

Symbols of the Middle East: Decoding cultural, functional significance of Wusum marking system
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Symbols of the Middle East: Decoding cultural, functional significance of Wusum marking system

AMMAN Across the Middle East, multiple Bedouin groups use a system of markings called Wusum (singular: Wasm), frequently encountered in the shape of animal brands or petroglyphs, as well as lines and dots, or a combination of the two, and sometimes take on geometric shapes such as circles and squares, noted Koen Berghuijs from Leiden University in The Netherlands.

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Weaponry Tales from Jebel Qurma: Decoding figurative art, tombs preservation

AMMAN The Safaitic inscriptions within the Black Desert depict scenes from the daily life of the pre-historic inhabitants, in this arid and inhospitable environment. The Black Desert, like Hishma Desert in the south, contains thousands of inscriptions and petroglyphs spanning from immemorial times to more recent periods.Inscriptions in Safaitic and petroglyphs were carved

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Unearthing eastern Jordan s nomadic legacy

AMMAN The inhabitants of the inhospitable Black Desert were often overlooked or wrongly perceived by contemporaries from ancient political centres. The recent scholarly research criticises a traditional division between nomadic and sedentary communities, arguing that nomads and farmers were more interconnected than previously thought. Nomadic communities inhabited eastern

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9,000-Year-Old Structure Found in Jordan s Desert - Archaeology Magazine

9,000-Year-Old Structure Found in Jordan s Desert - Archaeology Magazine
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