Hundreds of papers are written on camel, its importance and love for the Bedouins, but this author has documented 14000 camelperolyphs from all over Saudi Arabia and rejected the claim that camel was present in Saudi Arabian in the Neolithic. The paper contains information about camel, its presence in Arabia and art of nature as compared toart of people. Camel was not present in Arabia during the Neolithic period. It appeared most likely in the bronze age when the climate of Saudi Arabia changed from cool and humid to hot and dry conditions. It is yet not known from where the camel was brought to Arabia, but it is certain that it did not originate in the Arabian Peninsula. Dating of camel by Guillaume Charloux attributing it to 7000 years is debatable. Although camels are not used these days for transportation due to introduction of modern jeeps and other vehicles these are still kept by the Bedouins and Tribal Sheiks as a symbol of honor and prestige. Similarly young Saudis settled in towns and cities have completely no knowledge of their tribal symbols. This old tradition is now dying as camel is no more important for them, but such symbols are preserved on the mountains, hills and caves where in the past their ancestors lived. This author has collected 4000 such symbols from all over Saudi Arabia.
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Arabian Camel, Bronze Age, One Humped Dromedary, Never Worshiped, Bedouins Most Loving Animal, Natural and Manmade Petroglyphs, Camel Brand, Tribal Symbols
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