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(Kazakhstan). This site demonstrated that horses were
domesticated in Saudi Arabia before a long period of the
afore-mentioned date.
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The length of a statute of a horse – comprised of neck
and chest – found at the site is nearly 100CM which
could be the largest sculpture for a horse during that
period. Other statues found in Turkey and Syria were of
small size, dated latter, and contained no horse statues.
The features of the horse statue are similar to that of the
original Arabian horses characterized with long neck and
unique head shape. On the head of the abovementioned
statue there are clear signs of a bridle which
in turn confirms that inhabitant of AlMagar domesticated
horses at that early periods.
All statues were made of the same local rocks available
at the site and it seems that the statues had been fixed
on a central building at the southern bank of the river
before the mouth point of the river at the waterfall. This
central building might had major role in the social life of Grain pounder: Image-SCTA
the site inhabitants.
Some of the caves near the site were used
as graves by the inhabitants. Remains of
buried skeltons were found as well as othe
graves covered by mud and hay. Burial
methods applying some embalmment
technique were traced in the coherent
skeltons, a matter considered as an
advanced technique for burial.
A one meter high statue of a horse found on the site: Image-SCTA
In addition to the stone tools, arrowheads,
scrapers and spearheads, other objects
were also found at the site including stone
grain- grinders and stone pestle for
pounding grains in addition to gravitation
stones used in weaving looms, stone reel
for spinning and weaving, soapstone pot
decorated by geometrical motifs and stone
tools for leather processing which reflect
advance knowledge and high skill in
handcraft activities.
In addition to the above-mentioned
artifacts, a stone dagger was found at the
site bearing the same features and shape of
the Arabian genuine dagger used presently
in the Arabian Peninsula. This artifact is an
important cultural element as the dagger is
one of the most important cultural and
traditional element among the Arabs which
according to this evidence date back to
Spindal Whorles: Images-SCTA
several thousand years and survived up to
the present time. No doubt presence of stone dagger in this site before 9000 years would add much to the ancient
history of the Arabian peninsula.
A significant stone piece was found at the site bearing small cut lines on the edges. The parallel lines were set in
groups perhaps for accounting, numbering or timing purposes. It seems that this piece has an important role, the
fiture studies may reveal its significant usage.
A example of one the objsts with incised lines: Image-SCTA
horses and human beings.
There are rock drawings at the area
adjacent to Al-Magar site. The petroglyphs
were created by deep pecking and
engraving the darkly patinated rock surface.
Ibexes, ostriches and other animals as well
as human figures including a man riding a
horse are carefully depicted. Another
drawing shows hunting ibexes followed by
hound dogs where five dogs surrounding an
ibex. The petroglyphs have turned by time
to black which indicate that such thee were
made during the term when the site was
inhibited. Other rock drawing were found
among the remains of the central building
at Al-Magar site including drawings of