Archive Arabia A documentary archive

Researched history of the Arabian Peninsula.

Every claim traced to its source before it is narrated, and published as documentary film.

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A frame from the film The Date Palm
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The Date Palm: The Origins

The deep history of date cultivation in Arabia, and the origins of the tree that shaped settlement across the peninsula.

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No. 4 The Date Palm: The Origins The deep history of date cultivation No. 3 The Incense Road 750 BCE – 600 CE No. 2 The Political Landscape of Arabia 500 – 630 CE No. 1 The Religious Landscape of Arabia 350 – 610 CE

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