دراسة وصفية تحليلية لظاهرة الأيدي المنحوتة في الفنون الصخرية بالمملكة العربية السعودية

Abstract EN

The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a spectacular variety of rock art sites, which spread in different environs and topographies across the country.

Engraved works, excuted by the ancient populations of Arabia on jebels and rock faces, are regarded as one of the most spectuacular scenes, especially for the variety of their themes and styles.

This paper tackles the phenomenon of engraved hands in the rock art of Saudi Arabia, and their artistic, social and religious affinities.

This paper, also, focus on the history of research into rock art in Saudi Arabia, and the cultural role of rock art sutdies in understanding human history in Arabia during various cultural periods.