NEWS: Huge Saudi Arabian Camel Carvings Redated to 8,000 Years Old | Ancient Architects

I first made a video about the huge animal sculptures found in the Saudi Arabian desert more than a year ago, when experts believed they were around 2,000 years ago, but this week, these sculpted rock outcrops have made the headlines again as fresh studies show they are in fact 7,000 to 8,000 years old.

Erosion has eaten away at the carved rock faces but here you can still see the legs and underside of a camel in great detail. Precisely dating rock sculptures is of course a huge challenge, but researchers have re-evaluated the dating based on weathering and erosion patterns, used portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, as well as luminescence dating of fallen fragments.

The new age estimate of 7-8,000 years ago means these huge, impressive sculptures pre-date the pyramids of Egypt, Stonehenge and so on. Interestingly, they even pre-date when experts say that humans first domesticated the camel in this region, which may force us to re-evaluate this in the future.

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It is getting better and better, new discoveries every week or so...for such compelxity, this rock carving is impressive with 8, 000 years...wow.

[HistoryWithKayleigh]

I love new findings from discoveries like these, as time goes on we learn and uncover more about the ancient world 🥰
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Those "hunter gatherer" types seem to be getting more and more sophisticated all the time... ;)

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"that's no camel, that's an AT-AT!"

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Huge terrain, difficult to access. Many discoveries in Arabia still ahead of us. Since they are finally opening up for tourism, it's time to visit Hima‼🎥

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