%0 Journal Article
%A Yule, Paul
%D 2008
%F propylaeumdok:204
%J Zeitschrift für Archäologie Außereuropäische Kulturen
%K Yemen, Zafar, Quickbird, GOAM, Masnaat Mariya
%P 105-120
%R 10.11588/propylaeumdok.00000204
%T Zafar, Capital of Himyar, Fifth Preliminary Report, February–March 2005
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/propylaeumdok/204/
%V 2
%X In February-March 2005, the joint University of Heidelberg-Yemen team conducted a season of mapping Zafār. Major tasks included the compilation of place-names of the different fields in the area. In this way, we obtain an instrument with which to identify fossil pre-Arabic place-names. Zafār is not the largest archaeological site in the Yemen, but may well be the second largest one after Mārib. The rectification of a Quickbird image documents in concrete fashion the soil erosion and other environmental changes in and around the ancient city. Vulture reliefs from the surrounding area show a new style which appears to date to the 6th century, to judge from related images in Europe. Our recording is just keeping abreast of destruction mostly from building operations.