The history of Ancient West Asia

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New royal grave discovered in Bahrain
Arabic News, 2 April 1999. Grave of a royal family from the Delmon civilization. Archaeological works in Bahrain aim at having a better understanding for the vague civilization of Delmon which flourished in Bahrain and the Eastern coasts of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait especially in the era between 2000-1700 BC. It lost its glories following the elapse of the Indus civilization with which it traded.
Asseriology: Debate about religion
A dialog from the Ancient Near East list (ane-l), February 1996. Seeks the sources for the debate over whether Mesopotamian religion is intelligible for modern scholars.
Camels
Dialog on the Ancient Near East List (ane-l), November 1997. Were they Bactrian camels that were used as pack animals in the Persian army and cunningly used during the siege of Sardis against the cavalry of Croesus to frighten the enemy horses? Discussion ranges more widely than the question.
Pre-Islamic Arabs
A dialog from the H-Mideast-Medieval list, July 1998. What is a good book on the Arabs before Islam?