Friday, December 29, 2023

Nabateans from nomadism to Petra

NABATEAN (NABATAEAN) WATCH: Nabataean transition: From Nomadism to Sedentarism, rise of Petra as political, religious centre (Saeb Rawashdeh, Jordan Times).
The sedentarisation of the Nabataeans or at least of parts of the Nabataean society is understood as a longer process which started when Petra was chosen to become the seat of the tribe that is the residency of the royal family and the nobility of the tribe.
This article look to be connected to an earlier one by the same author noted here.

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