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08-25-2011 16:33
Saudi Arabia discovers site of horses
domesticated 9,000 years ago
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were
domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the Reuters reported on Aug.
24.
The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site's location, will
challenge the theory that the domestication of animals took place 5,500 years ago in
Central Asia, said Ali al-Ghabban, vice-president of Antiquities and Museums at the
Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities.
"This discovery will change our knowledge concerning the domestication of horses
and the evolution of culture in the late Neolithic period," Ghabban told a news
conference in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.
"The Maqar Civilization is a very advanced civilization of the Neolithic period. This site
shows us clearly, the roots of the domestication of horses 9,000 years ago."
The site also includes remains of mummified skeletons, arrowheads, scrapers, grain
grinders, tools for spinning and weaving, and other tools that are evidence of a
civilization that is skilled in handicrafts.
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is trying to diversify its economy away
from oil and hopes to increase its tourism.
Last year, the SCTA launched exhibitions in Barcelona's CaixaForum museum and
Paris's Louvre museum showcasing historic findings of the Arabian Peninsula.