Petroglyphs, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Petroglyphs depicting hunting scenes on a cliff face at Wadi Rum, Jordan. Thamudic, Nabataean and Arabic inscriptions testify to widespread literacy in these peoples. In Wadi Rum there are 25,000 rock carvings and 20,000 inscriptions produced over 12,000 years of habitation, from Neolithic to Nabataean. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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heritage indoors inside interior Middle East Middle Eastern photograph photography square square image tourism tourist attraction travel Vadi Wadi Rum wadi Valley of the Moon Wadi Rum Protected Area WRPA Wadi Rum National Park UNESCO World Heritage Site Jordan Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Jordanian valley desert petroglyph stone pictogram rock engraving etching cliff rock archeology archaeology archeological archaeological history Thamudic Nabataean Neolithic inscription language script writing prehistory prehistoric rock art people animal hunting hunter

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