entity · reg_jawf_hadramawt
Jawf and Hadramawt research zone
Analytical region joining two distinct inland basins only for coverage tracking and comparison.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: range
- informs · contextualizes
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), I: From Cities to Kingdoms — Mounir Arbach (2022)Defines the eighth-century Jawf city-state horizon.
Locator: Introduction and chs. 1–3 - informs · provides archaeological observation
Shabwah, Ancient Capital of Hadramawt — French Ministry of Culture (2025)Separates Hadramawt settlement evidence from later capital status.
Locator: Project overview; second-millennium settlement and later fortification
Research description
Jawf and Hadramawt are not treated as one ancient polity. The combined record is a project coverage frame that preserves separate site and chronology evidence and rejects later kingdom borders for earlier centuries.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The City-States of the Jawf at the Dawn of Ancient South Arabian History (8th–6th Centuries BCE), I: From Cities to Kingdoms — Mounir Arbach (2022)Defines the eighth-century Jawf city-state horizon.
Locator: Introduction and chs. 1–3 - supports · provides archaeological observation
Shabwah, Ancient Capital of Hadramawt — French Ministry of Culture (2025)Separates Hadramawt settlement evidence from later capital status.
Locator: Project overview; second-millennium settlement and later fortification