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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wadi Rum Engravings - Carving in Jordan

Submitted by Motist on Thursday, 29 June 2006  Page Views: 6181

Multi-periodSite Name: Wadi Rum Engravings
Country: Jordan Type: Carving

Latitude: 29.457000N  Longitude: 35.332000E
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
0No data.
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
0no data
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Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : In the area surrounding wadi Rum there are a lot of ancient rock engravings engraved on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone, some of the engravings have been vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings. Photos by Dr. Uzi Avner (Vote or comment on this photo)
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Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : Wadi Rum Engravings In the area surrounding wadi Rum there a lot of ancient rock engravings, on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone. Some of the engravings are vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by neolithique02 : Site in Jordan. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : Wadi Rum Engravings In the area surrounding wadi Rum there a lot of ancient rock engravings, on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone. Some of the engravings are vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : In the area surrounding wadi Rum there a lot of ancient rock engravings, on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone. Some of the engravings are vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings. Photos by Dr. Avner Uzi (1 comment)

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : In the area surrounding wadi Rum there are a lot of ancient rock engravings engraved on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone, some of the engravings have been vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings. Photos by Dr. Uzi Avner

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist : In the area surrounding wadi Rum there are a lot of ancient rock engravings engraved on the relatively soft Nubian sand stone, some of the engravings have been vandalised, Somebody fired bullets at the rock engravings.

Wadi Rum Engravings
Wadi Rum Engravings submitted by motist

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