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	[[File:DTA A Crossroads of Cultural Influences 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Elements showing Ancient Greek influence in AlUla: two bronze ~~coins~~ inspired by the Athenian currency depicting ~~owls~~; and a Medusa head carved on the facade of a tomb.]]		[[File:DTA A Crossroads of Cultural Influences 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Elements showing Ancient Greek influence in AlUla: two [[bronze]] [[coin]]s inspired by the [[Athens\|Athenian]] [[Drachma\|currency]] depicting [[owl]]s; and a Medusa head carved on the facade of a tomb.]]
	AlUla was not only a succession of diverse cultures over time. As a cultural crossroads, the area also gave rise to original contemporary ~~combinations — long~~-distance ~~merchants~~, other travellers, and artisans converged there, for example during the Nabataean period. As a result, ~~Mesopotamian~~, ~~Egyptian~~, and Hellenistic (Greek, 323 BCE – 32 BCE, between Alexander the Great and the Roman Empire) stylistic references appear integrated into the facades of the majestic tombs of Hegra, together adapted and transformed into a rich and multifaceted local identity. Faces of the Medusa type, inspired by the fearsome Gorgon of Greco-Roman mythology, are a good example. Carved on the facades of certain tombs, they may have served a talismanic function, warding off evil—or intruders!		[[Al-Ula\|AlUla]] was not only a succession of diverse cultures over time. As a cultural crossroads, the area also gave rise to original contemporary combinations—long-distance [[merchant]]s, other travellers, and artisans converged there, for example during the [[Nabataean Kingdom\|Nabataean]] period. As a result, [[Mesopotamia]]n, [[Egypt]]ian, and {{Wiki\|Hellenistic period\|Hellenistic}} ([[Greece\|Greek]], 323 BCE – 32 BCE, between [[Alexander the Great]] and the [[Roman Empire]]) stylistic references appear integrated into the facades of the majestic tombs of [[Hegra]], together adapted and transformed into a rich and multifaceted local identity. Faces of the [[Medusa]] type, inspired by the fearsome [[Gorgon]] of [[Greek mythology\|Greco]]-[[Roman mythology]], are a good example. Carved on the facades of certain tombs, they may have served a talismanic function, warding off evil—or intruders!
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AlUla was not only a succession of diverse cultures over time. As a cultural crossroads, the area also gave rise to original contemporary combinations — long-distance merchants, other travellers, and artisans converged there, for example during the Nabataean period. As a result, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Hellenistic (Greek, 323 BCE – 32 BCE, between Alexander the Great and the Roman Empire) stylistic references appear integrated into the facades of the majestic tombs of Hegra, together adapted and transformed into a rich and multifaceted local identity. Faces of the Medusa type, inspired by the fearsome Gorgon of Greco-Roman mythology, are a good example. Carved on the facades of certain tombs, they may have served a talismanic function, warding off evil—or intruders!
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