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Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization
Posted by allesennogwat on 09-05-2011 09:55 AM
By Asma Alsharif | Reuters
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia is excavating a new archeological site that will show
horses were domesticated 9,000 years ago in the Arabian peninsula, the country's antiquities
expert said on Wednesday.
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.
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