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Friday, October 31, 2014

MYSTERIOUS ANCIENT STONE CIRCLES IN THE MIDDLE EAST - Arabs will probably blame them on a Zionist conspiracy

Mystery of Middle East's Big Circles: Ancient stone rings in the desert have left archaeologists baffled. 

Eight big circles have been recorded in west central Jordan, between Wadi el-Hasa and the edge of Shara escarpment
  • There is a second group, made of four Big Circles just north of Azraq Oasis in the Middle Eastern country
  • In addition, a more recent Big Circle was spotted on satellite imagery in 2002 near Homs in Syria
  • The first group of circles were first spotted from the air in the 1920s, and more recent surveys have revealed more details about their size, shape and locations
  • They range from between 720ft and 1,490ft (220 metres to 455 metres) in diameter and are made of stones or boulders
  • Some are crude circles, but others were intended to geometrically precise, said researcher Professor David Kennedy
  • Their purpose is not known and archaeologists will need to excavate the sites to accurately date them
  • However, materials suggest they range from the Early Bronze Age to the Roman period, up to the 7th century

    • A "Big Circle" dubed J2, with a diameter of 390 meters (1,280 feet), seen from the air in Jordan.


    This image is a close-up photograph of the stones used to build circle J2. Professor Kennedy said that the circles would have originally contained no openings or kinks, but a number now have routes passing through them, or contain ‘service gates.’ Archaeologists will need to excavate the sites to learn more about their construction and purpose



    This map plots the location of the 12 Big Circles in Jordan, and the single circle discovered in 2002 near Homs in Syria
    This map plots the location of the 12 Big Circles in Jordan, and the single circle discovered in 2002 near Homs in Syria

    Read more
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2814715/Mystery-Jordan-s-Big-Circles-Ancient-stone-rings-desert-left-archaeologists-baffled.html
     
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    More Middle East Archaeology
     
    Zodiac found in ancient synagogue in Israel
     

    Read this fascinating discovery story
    http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/jewish-worship-pagan-symbols/

     

    Archaeology in area now occupied by Jordan

    The ancient city of Pella
    http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/excavating-ancient-pella-jordan/
     
    Lost city of Petra
    http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/lost-city-petra/

    
    Photo: Petra, Jordan
    Petra

    ANCIENT TREASURES IN SYRIA
     IN GRAVE DANGER FROM MUSLIM MILITANTS

    Syrian treasures being destroyed or looted by Muslims
    Team to try to save them
    http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140903-syria-antiquities-looting-culture-heritage-archaeology/
    Photo of the Palmyra ruins with the Qala'at ibn Maan castle in the background in September 2013.
     Ruins of Palmyra, Syria
     
     
    More Archaeological Sources
     
    Near East and Middle East Archaeology on Discovery Magazine
    http://news.discovery.com/history/tags/near-east-and-middle-east-archaeology.htm

    Biblical Archaeology - Israel
    http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/category/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/

    Archaeological finds in Israel since 2004
    http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/archdiscovery2013.html

    Israel archaeological treasures
    http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/israelexperience/history/pages/israel-s%20archaeological%20treasures.aspx

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