Саудовская Аравия. 200 км севернее г. Наджран, провинция Наджран. Открыты в 1951 г, в ходе исследования местности экспедицией Филби-Рикманса-Липпена. Около 100 скоплений, общее количество отдельных изображений – 4400 (из них: 1800 верблюды и 1300 люди). Большая часть изображений имеет возраст от 4500 до 3000 лет. Самые последние изображения нанесены около 1400 лет назад. Самым ранним – около 16 тыс. лет.
Полное название места: Bir Hima Rock Petroglyphs and Inscriptions – Петроглифы и надписи Бир-Хима. Здесь находятся одни из самых древних надписей на арабском (доисламском) языке. Выбиты и вырезаны разными способами при помощи каменных орудий (кварцит, андезит, кремень) и бронзовых зубил.
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