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9,000-year-old civilisation found in
Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
Saturday, August 27, 2011 - Page B13
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 Wednesday.
The discovery of the civilisation, 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," said Ghabban. "The Maqar
civilisation is a very advanced civilisation 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
civilisation that is skilled in handicrafts. Saudi Arabia is trying to diversify its economy
away from oil and hopes to increase its tourism. Reuters
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