Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have underwent an remarkable breakthrough after excavating hundreds of 7,000-year-old ancient standing stone circles.
A Saudi Arabian team excavated 345 structures at the archaeological site in Harrat al-Uwairidh, a volcanic field in northwestern Saudi Arabia.
Eight of them are believed to have originated during the Neolithic Period in the Levant from the 6th and 5th millennia BC., researchers wrote in their report published in the academic journal Levant.
The stones are thought to have been used as a foundation for dwellings and its structures such as walls, entryways, and roofs.
The structures are measured between four to eight meters across, with at least one standing stone standing in the…
