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Domestication of horses may stretch back 9000
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Al-Magar site is located in an area situated between Tathleeth and Wadi Al
Dawasir. In March, 2010, the Saudi Commission for Tourism & Antiquities began
site survey and exploration after the site was reported by a local.
The 9000 year old culture is named al-Maqar after the site’s location in a region
previously unexplored by archaeologists.
One of the horse head figurines. Image: SCTA
However, the discovery of remarkable artefacts
and horse bones “will challenge the theory that the
domestication of horses [and other 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.
Several figurines of what may represent domesticated animals were found on the
site, are believed to be part of inhabitants’ daily life. The animal included horses as
well as sheep, goats, Saluki dogs and falcons.
Humans probably settled this area prior to tremendous climate changes which
resulted in the spread of desert through the region.
Archaeological artefacts covered the surface of the site including arrow heads and
various stone figurines of horses.