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SEMINAR: Classics & Ancient History/Archaeology Joint Seminar: Dr Ueli Brunner

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Classics & Ancient History/Archaeology Joint Seminar: Dr Ueli Brunner : The Gardens of the Queen of Sheba: Irrigation and hunt in ancient Yemen Other events...
Visiting scholar Dr Ueili Brunner has spent many years working in Yemen and shares with us his insights into the Sabean culture.

A short introduction sheds light on the environment and characteristics of the Sabean culture. The wealth of the Sabeans was generated by trade but the backbone of their economy was a well adapted agriculture. The Qu’ran reports in sura 34 of two gardens which were irrigated from a large dam. The flooding of the fields led to a continuous sedimentation of clay and silt in the oasis. These irrigation sediments are the most prominent remains of ancient times. They not only show the extension of irrigated agriculture but they are also a valuable instrument for datations and bear information about the planted crops.

Inscriptions tell of a form of a ritual hunt. Large stone structures, similar to the desert kites of North Arabia, give witness of these game drives. Some stone arrangements indicate that the Royals even kept wild animals in zoo-like gardens in order to have game available when the time for the ritual hunt had come. Speculations about the wide spreading of these Sabean traditions will end the presentation.
Speaker(s) Dr Ueili Brenner, University of Zurich
Location Social Sciences Lecture Room 1 (G28)
Contact Jane Fyfe <[email protected]> : 6488 2896
URL http://www.sscs.arts.uwa.edu.au/home/archaeology
Start Thu, 10 May 2012 15:00
End Thu, 10 May 2012 16:00
Submitted by jane fyfe <[email protected]>
Last Updated Thu, 03 May 2012 08:25
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