View along the Length of a Mustatil Structure (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology

View along the Length of a Mustatil Structure

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New archaeological research in Saudi Arabia documents hundreds of stone structures interpreted as monumental sites where early pastoralists carried out rituals. Image shows character of these structures as two platforms connected by low walls, note researchers at far end for scale.

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Huw Groucutt

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