Question

In what way were horses and camels status symbols for the people living at Mleiha?

Answer 1

Answer:

A camel can store water and food in his hump, thus he can survive in the harsh weather. A fish, on the other hand, lives in water and has gills to help her breathe. A fish gets oxygen which is diffused in the water.

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Answer 2

Answer:

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Explanation:

It’s believed that when important figures died in Mleiha, they took with them their most cherished treasures – pottery, swords and jewellery – for the after life. Sometimes they took their camel, horse – or even both.

Once inside the grave, their loyal, unsuspecting animal companions were killed.

“First, the pit was dug, and then the camel was guided into the grave, wearing its bridle and saddle and with a pilgrim flask, a sword and a quiver of arrows. The camel was then made to kneel down, its head pulled back, and it was killed,” explains Ajmal Hasan, the education manager at the recently opened Mleiha ­Archaeological Centre in Sharjah.

Pieces of charcoal found in one camel’s mouth gives a radio­carbon date of between AD74 and AD125.

Known as “baliya” practice, it was a custom in the late pre-­Islamic period that involved the immolation of camels and horses in a grave associated with the grave of their owner. A life-size model of a camel and a horse inside a grave can be seen at the centre, but what makes the trip to Mleiha Archaeological Centre especially interesting is that you can go to the real graves of 17 camels and two horses.