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Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old<br />
civilization<br />
Aug 25, 2011 at 22:01<br />
Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will<br />
show horses were domesticated 9,000<br />
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that<br />
will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's<br />
antiquities expert said on Wednesday.<br />
The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site's location, will challenge the theory<br />
that the domestication of animals took place 5,500 years ago in Central Asia, said Ali al-Ghabban,<br />
Vice-President of Antiquities and Museums at the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities.<br />
"This discovery will change our knowledge concerning the domestication of horses and the evolution<br />
of culture in the late Neolithic period," Ghabban told a news conference in the Red Sea port of<br />
Jeddah.<br />
"The Maqar Civilization is a very advanced civilization of the Neolithic period. This site shows us<br />
clearly, the roots of the domestication of horses 9,000 years ago."<br />
The site also includes remains of mummified skeletons, arrowheads, scrapers, grain grinders, tools<br />
for spinning and weaving, and other tools that are evidence of a civilization that is skilled in<br />
handicrafts.<br />
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is trying to diversify its economy away from oil and<br />
hopes to increase its tourism.<br />
Last year the SCTA launched exhibitions in Barcelona's CaixaForum museum and Paris's Louvre<br />
museum showcasing historic findings of the Arabian Peninsula. (Reporting by Asma Alsharif;<br />
Editing by Angus MacSwan)<br />
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