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<< Our Photo Pages >> Tayma - Ancient Village or Settlement in Saudi Arabia

Submitted by AlexHunger on Sunday, 24 June 2007  Page Views: 8442

Multi-periodSite Name: Tayma
Country: Saudi Arabia Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Tabuk  Nearest Village: Tayma
Latitude: 27.625000N  Longitude: 38.541670E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Tayma
Tayma submitted by AlexHunger : Tayma Stone near Ayn Haddaj in North West Saudi Arabia dating from 5th century BCE. The text recounts the arrival of the cult of the god Salm de Hagam in Tayma. bject in the Louve in Paris (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Saudi Arabia

3000 Year old settlement which was once enclosed by the "great wall of tayma," which was built with naturally flat stones.

A 5th Century BCE stele is in the Louvre.
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Tayma
Tayma submitted by durhamnature : The Teyma Stone, from "Penetration of Arabia...." via archive.org Site in Saudi Arabia (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: New discoveries at ancient Tayma site by Strawwalker on Monday, 20 May 2013
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This stone stele relates that Nabonidus, the last King of Babylon, has come to Tayma, known as Tiamat in his day, bringing his gods to build a temple. The cylinder text of Nabonidus states that he comes to build not only a temple but to erect a fortified city with a palace, in the style of Babylon itself. Nabonidus was the major builder of Tayma, where he lived 10 years of his reign. He built temples to Sin to restore the worship of Sin, which his mother was a priestess in Harran. The large walls found by the GIA were the results of Nabonidus. If you look carefully at the cube of al Hamra, you'll see this temple, and the cube itself sat atop the temple, which served Nabonidus as a cube throne.
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New discoveries at ancient Tayma site by coldrum on Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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A Saudi-German team of archeologists has discovered the 13 km-long remains of buildings during excavations at Tayma in the northwest of the Kingdom.
The team from the German Archeological Institute (GAI), which has an agreement with the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) to continue excavations in Tayma for five years, is researching the relationship between the settlement at Tayma – which dates back to 3,000 BC – and the civilizations of Sham, Egypt and Iraq.
According to Dr. Ali Al-Ghaban, SCTA’s vice president of antiquities and museums, the Saudi-German team has been working at Tayma for five years and has discovered new sections of the ancient wall of the town.
“We are working hard with the commission to locate and excavate archeological sites. Tayma is one of the most important archeological sites in north Saudi Arabia,” said Dr. Ricardo Eichmann, head of the Oriental Department at the GAI.
“The Saudi- German team is researching the reasons behind changes in the settlements in Tayma and studying the economical and social conditions prevalent at the time. We are also working to prepare the site for visitors in accordance with the plans of the Saudi Commission of Tourism and Antiquities,” he said.
The Tayma archeological site, located in the province of Tabuk, is situated in a flat basin and is surrounded by several mountainous heights, such as the Jabal Ghunaym. North of the settlement is a large seasonal salt pan which was occupied by a lake thousands of years ago. The characteristic environment of the oasis is best represented by the Bir Hadaj well of some 18 m diameter in the city center and extended palm gardens. The rapidly growing modern settlement presently covers about one third of ancient Tayma, which has an estimated area of some 500 ha. The most visible remains of the ancient occupation are the high surrounding walls.
Ancient Tayma was an important oasis and trade-station on the incense route and previous archeological excavations have encountered signs of occupation from the Middle Bronze Age (early 2nd millennium BC) to the Islamic periods.
The Saudi-German team working at Tayma is recording and studying the archeological data in order to determine the social relations and the cultural, political and foreign relations of the people who lived there. – Okaz/SG

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