Remnants of an ancient civilization dating back 450,000 years, including a mass grave, have been found in the southern Jazan region, said Faisal Al-Tumaihi, an archaeologist at Jazan University.
“A group of Saudi archaeologists discovered the site of an ancient civilization in Hasma,” he said. “The antiquities that have been found in the area included those dating back to the pre-historic period,” he added.
He said the latest excavations in the region took place in Hasma, which is located northeast of Uhd Masaraha, last year. “The antiques found in the area also included a jar dating back 5,000 years. It was found in Ather, an ancient coastal city,” Al-Tumaihi said.
The Permanent Committee for Research and Ifta, under the chairmanship of Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Asheikh, has approved the exhumation of ancient graves in the cemetery, said Ali Zaala, spokesman of the Jazan governorate.
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January 16, 2014, 8:58pm
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Re: Jazan springs ancient surprise: 450,000-year-old cemetery
450,000 years?
Re: Jazan springs ancient surprise: 450,000-year-old cemetery
450,000 years?
The Saudi education system is quite weak, you know.
Re: Jazan springs ancient surprise: 450,000-year-old cemetery
450,000 years?
Probably a mistake on the writers part.
strange since Homo sapiens as a species have been around for less than 200,000 years. and the oldest “civilization” ever discovered is from less than 10,000 years ago.