Saudi Arabia
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| - | # Informal [[inscription]]s, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions. | ||
| - | # A form of [[vandalism]] involving painted text or images in public places. | ||
| - | # Any [[graffiti art]] produced as a result of that act of vandalism. | ||
| - | ==History== | + | # Country in the Middle East, named after the [[Saud]] family. Official name: [[Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]]. |
| - | The term ''graffiti'' referred to the [[inscription]]s, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient [[sepulchre|sepulchers]] or ruins, as in the [[Catacombs of Rome]] or at [[Pompeii]]. Usage of the word has evolved to include any graphics applied to surfaces in a manner that constitutes [[vandalism]]. | + | |
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| - | The earliest forms of graffiti date back to [[30,000 BCE]] in the form of prehistoric [[cave paintings]] and [[pictographs]] using tools such as animal bones and [[pigments]]. These illustrations were often placed in ceremonial and sacred locations inside of the caves. The images drawn on the walls showed scenes of animal [[wildlife]] and [[hunting]] expeditions in most circumstances. This form of graffiti is subject to disagreement considering it is likely that members of prehistoric society endorsed the creation of these illustrations. | + | |
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| - | The only known source of the [[Safaitic]] language, a form of proto-Arabic, is from graffiti: inscriptions scratched on to the surface of rocks and boulders in the predominantly basalt desert of southern [[Syria]], eastern [[Jordan]] and northern [[Saudi Arabia]]. Safaitic dates from the 1st century BCE to the 4th century [[Common Era|CE]]. | + | |
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