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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

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A Neolithic complex of 9,000-year-old stone carvings has been uncovered in Jordan's southeastern desert. The site is believed to be a unique ritualistic installation dedicated to the hunting of gazelles, and features gigantic stone traps known as "desert kites" Archaeologists say the new discovery gives an insight into these ancient people's creative and spiritual expressions.

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Times of India

9,000-year-old ritual complex found in Jordan desert

Middle East News: AMMAN: Archaeologists deep in the Jordanian desert have discovered a 9,000-year-old ritualistic complex near what is thought to be the earliest known .

2 years ago·India

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The Hindu

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists says it has found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert

2 years ago·India

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The Independent

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists says it has found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Archaeologists find 7,000-year-old ritual hunt site in Jordanian desert

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Hams Rabah AMMAN - Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old stone age site in a remote desert in Jordan, with structures which show humans were rounding up and hunting gazelles much earlier than previously thought. The team of French and Jordanian experts also found over 250 artifacts at the site, including exquisite animal figurines which they believe

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The ritual complex was found in a Neolithic campsite near large structures known as “desert kites," or mass traps that are believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter.

2 years ago·United States

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