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Top and bottom right - Simple nomad tents at the Barat slopes; bottom left - Tent at Al Ghrijra (Source Steffen:78)
Top- Caves at Shibam; centre - Funerary "himyari" cave, near Al Mithal, Al H a d a ; bottom - Caves at Al Husn, the fortified outcrop overlooking Thula; opposite - Scheme of settlement in Bani Matar with caves opening to the slope of the village site (writer's notebook)
Top - Schematic section (writer’s notebook) and top course stones of round plan saqif, Haraz; Centre and bottom - Rectangular saqif in Bani Ghuthayimi (left), and Dharahan
Top -Bayt Mahydin (left) and Arhab (right); centre left - Wadi Dahr; centre and bottom left - Thula; bottom right and opposite - Near Al Tawila
Top - Near Al Swaydiya; centre and bottom - Interior, partial plan and general layout of cluster at Al Janad; opposite - Clusters and towers at Al Khawa (writer’snotebook)
From top to bottom - Mountaintop settlements near Al Tawila (first two), Dhu Awlayin. Dhamar, and Al Qifla, Khubban; opposite - Entrance gate in Al Jihana, Khawlan
Below - Schemes of settlements and protection (writer’s notebooks); right, from top to bottom - Cliff and wall at a small settlement near Juban; view of Thula from the east. Notice caves on the cliff side, and the fort on top of the outcrop; Bab Najran, Sa’da; opposite: Kawkawban wall and gate on the cliff side.
Top - Settlements on flatlands. Notice peripheral fortified positions and (left) orchards; bottom left - Farmhouse near Khamir; right - scheme of village in Al Hada, in 1976
Left, from top to bottom - Bayt Qurayimi (Dhawran), Al Shariya (BaniHushaysh), Al Mayfa'a (Bani Matar) and outskirts of Al Tawila; right - Threshing near Sa'da (writer's notebook); Ta'la tree with fodder , Wadi Bana; opposite Ancillary spaces at the periphery of settlement, Rayda
Top - Communal grinding mills at Al Dharayimi (left) and Al Zaydyia (right); centre - The suq outside the town entrance, Dhawran, 1976; bottom - Cemeteries at Thula and (opposite) Al Baydha
Top - Al Qawfa, Khubban; centre, left - Ma'jil and prayer place, outskirts of Dhamar; right - Sa'id mosque, Thula; bottom Typical village mosque, Mithal, Al Hada
1 - Entrance 2 - Courtyard 3 - Prayer Hall 4 - Sabil 5 - Bath houses 6 - Orchard
Top- Caves at Shibam; centre - Funerary "himyari" cave, near Al Mithal, Al H a d a ; bottom - Caves at Al Husn, the fortified outcrop overlooking Thula; opposite - Scheme of settlement in Bani Matar with caves opening to the slope of the village site (writer's notebook)
Top - Schematic section (writer’s notebook) and top course stones of round plan saqif, Haraz; Centre and bottom - Rectangular saqif in Bani Ghuthayimi (left), and Dharahan
Top -Bayt Mahydin (left) and Arhab (right); centre left - Wadi Dahr; centre and bottom left - Thula; bottom right and opposite - Near Al Tawila
Top - Near Al Swaydiya; centre and bottom - Interior, partial plan and general layout of cluster at Al Janad; opposite - Clusters and towers at Al Khawa (writer’snotebook)
From top to bottom - Mountaintop settlements near Al Tawila (first two), Dhu Awlayin. Dhamar, and Al Qifla, Khubban; opposite - Entrance gate in Al Jihana, Khawlan
Below - Schemes of settlements and protection (writer’s notebooks); right, from top to bottom - Cliff and wall at a small settlement near Juban; view of Thula from the east. Notice caves on the cliff side, and the fort on top of the outcrop; Bab Najran, Sa’da; opposite: Kawkawban wall and gate on the cliff side.
Top - Settlements on flatlands. Notice peripheral fortified positions and (left) orchards; bottom left - Farmhouse near Khamir; right - scheme of village in Al Hada, in 1976
Left, from top to bottom - Bayt Qurayimi (Dhawran), Al Shariya (BaniHushaysh), Al Mayfa'a (Bani Matar) and outskirts of Al Tawila; right - Threshing near Sa'da (writer's notebook); Ta'la tree with fodder , Wadi Bana; opposite Ancillary spaces at the periphery of settlement, Rayda
Top - Communal grinding mills at Al Dharayimi (left) and Al Zaydyia (right); centre - The suq outside the town entrance, Dhawran, 1976; bottom - Cemeteries at Thula and (opposite) Al Baydha
Top - Al Qawfa, Khubban; centre, left - Ma'jil and prayer place, outskirts of Dhamar; right - Sa'id mosque, Thula; bottom Typical village mosque, Mithal, Al Hada
1 - Entrance 2 - Courtyard 3 - Prayer Hall 4 - Sabil 5 - Bath houses 6 - Orchard
