The urban sanctuary of Dhū Ghābat at Dadan - CNRS - Centre national de la recherche scientifique Accéder directement au contenu
Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2023

The urban sanctuary of Dhū Ghābat at Dadan

Sebastiano Lora
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 1087839
Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 1087822
Francelin Tourtet
Fokelien Kootstra
  • Fonction : Auteur
  • PersonId : 1087838
Saeed Alahmari
  • Fonction : Auteur

Résumé

In 2020, the interdisciplinary Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS, Paris) relaunched the excavation of the urban sanctuary dedicated to Dhū Ghābat - the main god of the ancient oasis - integrated into a broader investigation of the ancient city of Dadan (modern AlUla, Northwest Arabia). First described at the beginning of the 20th century by western travelers, the sanctuary has been extensively excavated by the King Saud University (Riyadh) from 2003 to 2018, revealing a dense, multi-phase fabric of masonry buildings around the famous monolithic basin locally known as Maḥlab al-Nāqah. While monumental artifacts and inscriptions suggested an occupation spanning the first millennium BCE, the layout and phasing of the architectural remains and the chronology of the site remained tentative. This contribution aims to offer a revision of the religious complex after the first three seasons of fieldwork of the Dadan Archaeological Project. The renewed excavations, the pottery and epigraphic studies, and the first broad series of radiocarbon dates suggest a longer and more complex history of occupation than previously assumed.

Mots clés

Fichier non déposé

Dates et versions

hal-04389052 , version 1 (11-01-2024)

Identifiants

  • HAL Id : hal-04389052 , version 1

Citer

Sebastiano Lora, Jérôme Rohmer, Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Pierre Dumas-Lattaque, Francelin Tourtet, et al.. The urban sanctuary of Dhū Ghābat at Dadan. 56th Seminar for Arabian Studies, Aug 2023, Aarhus, Denmark. ⟨hal-04389052⟩
29 Consultations
0 Téléchargements

Partager

Gmail Facebook X LinkedIn More