Stone structures dating back to the ninth millennium BC in northern Saudi Arabia
An archaeological survey by an international scientific team in Saudi Arabia resulted in a new discovery of stone facilities dating back to the ninth century BC, in the Al-Jouf region in northern Saudi Arabia. Heritage in the Kingdom is its efforts to discover more traces and remains of ancient man in the Arabian Peninsula, which was the homeland of civilizations, a crossroads of cultures, and a bridge between the ends of the earth.
A team of Saudi and international archaeologists found one of the oldest stone structures built by man in Jabal Al-Dhulayat in Al-Jawf region, Saudi Arabia, dating back to the period between 8,000 and 9,000 years before the present, as part of the results of the archaeological survey projects recently conducted by the Heritage Authority in cooperation with scientific centers. international.
And in a scientific paper published by the “Plus One” magazine about stone installations that represent stone traps, and huge buildings that use animal traps that date back to the prehistoric period, and reflect the ability of ancient man to adapt to the nature of the place, and his intelligent behavior in dealing with the natural conditions he faces, By transferring a large area to a small two-dimensional surface.
More field discoveries of desert stone traps and their construction patterns, as they spread in groups extending for tens of kilometers from the north of Medina to the Hail region in central Saudi Arabia, and south to the Makkah region, help in building an accurate perception of the patterns of building stone traps and their functions.
The hollow is inexhaustible
Dr. Suleiman Al-Dhaib, a professor of ancient Arabic writings, said that the Saudi region of Al-Jawf is an inexhaustible source of history. To understand how its people used to live and adapt, stressing that the discovery of stone facilities that date back to the ninth millennium BC is added to the amazing discoveries in Al-Jouf, the most prominent of which is the second oldest site in the continent of Asia, which are the Shuwaikhitia ruins, which include 16 settlements that are one million and three hundred thousand years old. Birth, as well as the oldest 3D graphics known to date.
Dr. Al-Dieb indicated that the announcement of this new discovery is calculated for its archaeological workers who pray during the day at night. In search of ancient and historical antiquities that reflect the nobility of this country, calling for the need to launch an integrated national scientific project on the history and antiquities of the Al-Jouf region, adopting the publication and documentation of its ancient Arabic and Islamic inscriptions, and shedding light on its sites dating back to the stone, historical and Islamic ages, and that this be in a qualitative presentation And an innovator gives these discoveries and gains their due, with high-tech films filming the sites of this city and its society, which left a remarkable imprint on the civilized wall.
6000 discovered stone facilities
The story of starting to discover desert stone traps and verify their function goes back to the past few years, after they were a dark secret since they were first noticed by planes in the 1920s. According to the scientific paper published by the “Plus One” magazine, these stone traps were seen for the first time. They were considered mere advanced archaeological buildings consisting of walls and appendages of more than 5 km in length that converge in a large area and are connected to smaller rooms, especially in the corners and outer corners.
However, during the past few years, Saudi and international researchers have investigated the reality of these stone facilities, and have been able to monitor and discover more than 6,000 facilities so far, whose function and uses have been proven as traps for wild animals.
Researchers from the National Center for Scientific Research and researchers from different institutes published two paintings, which represent miniature plans for stone traps in Saudi Arabia and its neighboring regions. Two pairs of desert stone traps were found in Jabal Al-Dhulayat in Al-Jouf region, 3.50 km apart, as they were discovered in this study. The area is a miniature painting of a desert stone trap drawn on a stone that is 382 centimeters long and 235 centimeters wide, and dates back to about 8000 years before the present time. .
