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Saudi Arabia discovers 9,000 year-old civilization
Mon, Aug 29th, 2011 5:55 pm BdST
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 29 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - 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 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.
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