Rock Art Research

Petroglyphs accompanying many Safaitic inscriptions are considered as a direct source of information about ancient Safaitic tribes, specifically their culture and society. Animals, wild and domestic, possible hunting scenes, anthropomorphs, presumed battle scenes and geometric symbols appear frequently in the Safaitic rock art. This research is concerned with a new collection of Safaitic Bedouin rock art containing possible hunting scenes. Data were collected during an epigraphic survey at Al-cAusajī al-Janoubī in the north-eastern Bādiya of Jordan. Petroglyphs on nineteen rocks are proposed to depict hunting of animals.