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

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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert
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Archaeologists say they have found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. The shrine was found near traps believed to have been used to corral wild gazelles for slaughter.

This photo provided by Jordan Tourism Ministry shows two carved standing stones at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s eastern desert. A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine. 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.

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.

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