Before the Holocene humid period: Life-sized camel engravings and early occupations on the southern edge of the Nefud desert
M Guagnin, C Shipton, F Stileman, F Jibreen…�- …�Research in Asia, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Neolithic of northern Arabia is characterised by monumental stone structures,
ephemeral 'hearth sites' indicative of a highly mobile lifestyle, and a rich rock art heritage
with iconic representations of domesticated livestock. However, the character and timing of
occupation prior to the spread of pastoralism (ca. 6000 BCE) remains elusive, with only one
stratified Epipalaeolithic site and two surface early Neolithic sites so-far known in the Jubbah
Oasis. Here we present Sahout, a newly documented rock art site with Neolithic and earlier�…
ephemeral 'hearth sites' indicative of a highly mobile lifestyle, and a rich rock art heritage
with iconic representations of domesticated livestock. However, the character and timing of
occupation prior to the spread of pastoralism (ca. 6000 BCE) remains elusive, with only one
stratified Epipalaeolithic site and two surface early Neolithic sites so-far known in the Jubbah
Oasis. Here we present Sahout, a newly documented rock art site with Neolithic and earlier�…