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13 Replies Last post: Aug 24, 2011 6:19 PM by cflisthebestHieremias<br />
Aug 24, 2011 2:49 PM<br />
Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization<br />
Hieremias<br />
1,808 posts since<br />
Sep 21, 2009<br />
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-saudi-archaeology-idUSTRE77N5TL2011 0824?<br />
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(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian<br />
peninsula, the country's antiquities expert said Wednesday.<br />
The discovery of the civilization, named al-Maqar after the site's location, will challenge the theory that the domestication of animals took place<br />
5,500 years ago in Central Asia, said Ali al-Ghabban, Vice-President of Antiquities and Museums at the Saudi Commission for Tourism &<br />
Antiquities.<br />
"This discovery will change our knowledge concerning the domestication of horses and the evolution of culture in the late Neolithic period," Ghabban<br />
told a news conference in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.<br />
"The Maqar Civilization is a very advanced civilization of the Neolithic period. This site shows us clearly, the roots of the domestication of<br />
horses 9,000 years ago."<br />
The site also includes remains of mummified skeletons, arrowheads, scrapers, grain grinders, tools for spinning and weaving, and other<br />
tools that are evidence of a civilization that is skilled in handicrafts.<br />
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, is trying to diversify its economy away from oil and hopes to increase its tourism.<br />
Last year the SCTA launched exhibitions in Barcelona's CaixaForum museum and Paris's Louvre museum showcasing historic findings of the<br />
Arabian Peninsula.<br />
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Pretty amazing just how far back this pushes the previously-held date for animal domestication. We were 3,500 years off.<br />
Assuming the discovery is legit and the results can be independently verified, of course.<br />
1. Aug 24, 2011 2:59 PM in response to: Hieremias<br />
Re: Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization<br />
widowmaker<br />
8,765 posts since<br />
Sep 21, 2009<br />
Very cool discovery indeed. I know that there have been some other finds that haved challenged the theory of when horses were domesticated,<br />
although the eveidence was usually sparse.<br />
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2. Aug 24, 2011 3:00 PM in response to: Hieremias<br />
Re: Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization<br />
Johnnycaged<br />
389 posts since<br />
Jun 23, 2010<br />
Gobekli Tepe in Turkey is over 12,000 years old.<br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe<br />
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3. Aug 24, 2011 3:02 PM in response to: Hieremias<br />
Re: Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization<br />
HockeyHippy<br />
8,176 posts since<br />
Sep 21, 2009<br />
How can this be, when we all know that the world is only 6,000 years old?<br />
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The State of Texas<br />
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4. Aug 24, 2011 3:06 PM in response to: HockeyHippy<br />
Re: Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization<br />
russiangoat<br />
1,062 posts since<br />
Oct 6, 2009<br />
HockeyHippy wrote:<br />
How can this be, when we all know that the world is only 6,000 years old?<br />
Signed<br />
The State of Texas<br />
I have nothing to add.<br />
Neat discovery, though.<br />
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5. Aug 24, 2011 3:09 PM in response to: Hieremias
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