Mission archéologique de Madâ'in Sâlih (Arabie Saoudite) : Recherches menées de 2001 à 2003 dans l'ancienne Hijrâ des Nabatéens
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2006
- handle: 10670/1.e0bs0m
- hal: hal-00681888
- doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2006.00249.x
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Arabie Saoudite archaeology Hegra Madâin Sâlih Medâin Sâlih Medain Saleh Nabatéen Saudi Arabia NabataeanSujets proches
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Laila Nehmé et al., « Mission archéologique de Madâ'in Sâlih (Arabie Saoudite) : Recherches menées de 2001 à 2003 dans l'ancienne Hijrâ des Nabatéens », HAL-SHS : archéologie, ID : 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2006.00249.x
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This contribution presents the preliminary results of the Madâ'in Sâlih archaeological project, which started in 2001 and which, in December 2004, completed its fourth field season. The aims of this five-year project are a systematic recording of the archaeological remains at the site as well as an analysis of its agricultural potential. The former include not only the tombs, sanctuaries, wells, quarries, walls, buildings, etc., but also the inscriptions written in various scripts and languages. Parallel to this exploration of what is visible on the surface, an extensive geophysical survey was undertaken in the so-called residential area, in the central part of the site, in order to obtain an image of the sub-surface remains. This contribution begins with a presentation of the sources, followed by a brief history of the exploration of Madâ'in Sâlih. The focus is on the conditions which allowed this project to be established as well as the problematics which guided it. J.-B. Rigot then presents his analysis of the agricultural potential of the site, demonstrating the existence, in antiquity, of a large oasis. Finally, a preliminary description of the main components of the sites: the necropoleis, the sanctuaries and the residential area, is given.