البعد الدلالي للرسوم الصخرية في موقع الشويمس في منطقة حائل

Abstract EN

This research goes through a simple analytical study of rock drawings relying on the Semiotics theory.

the researcher identifies and interprets symbols and marks in a selection of rock drawings on Shuwaymis area of Hail region.

the analytical studies of the rock drawings in the Arabian pen-insula according to modern theories are relatively few, since most of the archaeological studies around them-according to the researcher's knowledge-are descriptive in comparison.

the analysis of these drawings and their ambiguity through their interpretation can help discover the contents and Semiotics dimensions as a decisive factor in obtaining important information about these periods before the introduction of written language.

therefore, rock drawings hold dimensions and con- notations that provide us with a means which link the cultural sequence of those ages and the fact-check what scientists have reached through previous studies or refutation.

the simplified analytical study of rock drawings helps through the Semiotics theory in important results that may be generalized.