ocr: Petra by Peter J. . Parr One of the most persistent themes in the history of the Near East has been the gradual movement ofthe Bedouin nomadic tribesmen out of the desert heart of the Arabian peninsula toward its more fertile and attractive fringes. From prehistoric times onward, the lands of the Fertile Crescent- Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine have all had their ethnic complexion and their Originally published: October 1963 contents
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