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Gigantic triangular 8,000-year-old prehistoric monument unearthed in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia provides yet more evidence that ancient humans were building large complex structures much earlier than previously thought.

The structure, some 155 feet long, dates back to around 8,000 years ago.It was found during an archeological dig at a site in the Dûmat al-Jandal oasis, in northern Saudi Arabia.The huge monument, like many early megalithic constructions, is thought to have been built in several stages.The international team led by Olivia Muñoz, a researcher at the CNRS, the official French National Centre for Scientific Research, dated the structure by examining objects and human remains from deposits found in and around the platform.Writing in the journal Antiquity, the researchers explained: “Excavation of the platform.

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