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History of Yemen - English
URL: http://www.al-bab.com/yemen/hist/hist.htm

Yemen: the history of southern Arabia - articles and links.

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Pere Fŕbregas - Historia del Yemen - Spanish
URL: http://www.geocities.com/fabregaspere/yemen.html

Realiza un apasionante recorido por los hitos más importantes de la historia del Yemen.

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History Of Yemen - English
URL: http://yemeni.virtualave.net/ymn/yh.html

The early settlements of the South Arabians seem to have concentrated on the south western border of the great desert, the Ruba al-Khali (empty quarter).

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History of Yemen - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/yemen_history.html

Yemen was one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Near East. Between the 12th century BC and the 6th century AD, it was part of the Minaean, Sabaean, and Himyarite kingdoms, which controlled the lucrative spice trade, and later came under Ethiopian and Persian rule.

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ArabNet -- Yemen, History - English
URL: http://www.arab.net/yemen/history/yemen_history.html

Ancient civilisations. Christianity, Judaism, Islam and the dynasties. British and Turkish domination. Civil war. Separate states and unification.

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Hazm al-Jawf: the last frontier - English
URL: http://www.yementimes.com/99/iss12/culture.htm

The name Hamz Al-Jawf or simply Al-Hazm occupies a prominent place in the history of Yemen. It has also been the focus of recent archeological excavations.

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A Guide to the Bibliography of Yemeni Coinage - English
URL: http://www.aiys.org/webdate/bates.html

Yemeni coinage was formerly little known, with a literature consisting of a few scattered articles. There has been an explosion of interest and new discoveries in the last three decades. This is a very informal bibliography extracted from my notes, with important help from others. Additions, corrections, and comments are welcome and will be added to future editions.

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Archaeological research in Yemen, by C Phillips - English
URL: http://www.al-bab.com/bys/articles/phillips96.htm

The pre-Islamic archaeological sites of the Yemen display all of the characteristics which archaeologists have traditionally used to define a civilisation.

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The contribution of Yemenite Jewish writings to Yemenite history - English
URL: http://www.aiys.org/webdate/tobi.html

In recent years the study of Yemenite Jewery has reached an innovative and important stage: the use of Muslim sources for uncovering information pertaining to the Jews in Yemen, material either unknown or only partially comprehensible from Jewish sources.

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The Holy Men of Medieval Tihâma - English
URL: http://www.aiys.org/webdate/stone.html

By Francine Stone.

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The Aden hinterland and Abyan: a survey of Islamic sites by GRD King - English
URL: http://www.al-bab.com/bys/articles/king94.htm

A team of archaeologists from the school of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, visited Yemen in January 1994 to make a preliminary examination of archaeological sites in the hinterland of Aden and the Abyan district to the east. The team undertook fieldwork under the auspices of the newly formed British Archaeological Mission to Yemen (BAMY).

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ArabNet -- Yemen, History, Christianity, Judaism, Islam & Dynasties - English
URL: http://www.arab.net/yemen/history/yn_dynasties.html

While the Yemen was under the rule of the Roans, on the shores of the Mediterranean Christianity was fast establishing itself and ritual fragrances became less popular, causing a considerable decline in the spice trade.

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Mareb Dam - English
URL: http://www.yementimes.com/98/iss52/lastpage.htm#1

Historians believe that the Mareb Dam, a symbol of the great Yemeni civilization, was built in several stages. Construction started around 1,000 BC, and was fully completed over the next 500 years during the reign of King Ali Yanouf Bin Dhamar Ali, whose name is inscribed on some of the dam's rocks.

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ArabNet -- Yemen, History, Ancient Civilisations - English
URL: http://www.arab.net/yemen/history/yn_ancient.html

The history of the Yemen stretches back over 3,000 years, and its unique culture is still in evidence today in the architecture of its towns and villages.

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Women in Ancient Yemen - English
URL: http://www.aiys.org/webdate/warwo.html

David A. Warburton: "This is the final installment of a series, published in the Yemen Times, on objects stolen from the museums of the Southern and Eastern governorates during the summer 1994 conflict".

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Bronzes in Ancient South Arabia - English
URL: http://www.aiys.org/webdate/bron.html

By David Warburton.

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Megalithic Surprise - English
URL: http://www.archaeology.org/online/news/yemen.html

A chance discovery of a group of megaliths on a coastal plain in western Yemen has sent scholars scrambling to explain why and how people were living there between ca. 2400 and 800 B.C.

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