March
15
/ 2023
Within the desolate landscape of Saudi Arabia lie massive rectangular structures known as the mustatil. Dating back to the Late Neolithic era, researchers believe they were once used for ritualistic purposes. A team of archaeologists have now published the results of in-depth excavations of one of these enormous constructions located near AlUla, revealing hereto unknown evidence of ceremonial customs in Saudi Arabia thousands of years ago. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"104939","attributes":{"alt":"Plan of the Saudi Arabian mustatil site near Alula excavated for the study. (Kennedy et al. - PLOS ONE / CC-BY 4.0)","class":"media-image","height":"531","style":"width: 610px; height: 531px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Plan of the Saudi Arabian mustatil site near Alula excavated for the study. ( Kennedy et al. - PLOS ONE / CC-BY 4.0 ) Rectangles of the Gods: Decoding
