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archaeology2 years ago•2 min saved

Stone Age Architects: Blueprinting Megastructures in the Desert

Engravings found on two monoliths in Jordan and Saudi Arabia reveal detailed plans for building huge Neolithic structures, including desert kites used to trap wild animals. The precision of the engravings shows a level of skill not previously seen this early in human evolution, and suggests a widely underestimated mental mastery of space perception. The desert kites and their corresponding plans predate Britain's Stonehenge by as much as 4,000 years and were likely built across the Middle East and Central Asia, suggesting a sophisticated hunting strategy.

via NBC News|

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archaeology2 years ago•2 min saved

Decoding Stone Age Architectural Marvels: Traps and Monoliths Unveiled.

Engravings found in Jordan and Saudi Arabia have shed light on the purpose of mysterious 8,000-year-old desert traps, known as "desert kites," which were constructed to systematically kill large numbers of migrating animals. The engravings, estimated to be 7,000 and 8,000 years old, respectively, depict the structures and were likely used as blueprints for collective construction efforts. The traps, which could cover distances of more than 30 miles, were not for worship or ritual purposes, but rather for hunting. The engravings are the oldest known plans to scale in human history.

via Yahoo News|

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archaeology2 years ago•4 min saved

Uncovering Stone Age Architecture through Desert Monoliths.

Stone monoliths with precise depictions of nearby desert kites in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, engraved between 7,000 and 9,000 years ago, are by far the oldest known to-scale architectural plans recorded in human history, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The engravings could have been prepared as blueprints to aid in the construction of the kites, or served as maps for hunters. The researchers inferred the ages of the engravings by using geological dating tools to determine how long ago the corresponding local kite structures were built.

via The New York Times|

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