Archaeologists working in Saudi Arabia and Jordan say they have discovered the oldest known architectural plans
. The “extremely precise depictions” engraved on stone slabs detail huge structures used to funnel wild animals such as gazelles into enclosures where whole herds could be slaughtered, according to a new study published Wednesday in the scientific journal PLOS One. The Stone Age hunting traps date back about 9,000 years and are known as kites because of the shape they form.
He said he knew “within seconds” that the markings made on the 80-centimeter-long stone, thought to be 7,000 years old, represented a nearby kite. “I had in mind the idea of the kites nearby and it came very suddenly, very quickly. And immediately to me that was a drawing of a kite,” Abu Azizeh said. His colleagues in Saudi Arabia unearthed a larger engraved stone in the region of Jebel az-Zilliyat that was almost 4 meters long.
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