Stone Engravings of Mysterious Ancient Megastructures May Be World's Oldest 'Blueprints'
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Archaeologists have unearthed ancient stone engravings of vast animal traps in Jordan and Saudi Arabia that are possibly the earliest blueprints ever discovered.The engravings, estimated to be about 7,000 to 8,000 years old, are precise plans for nearby structures archaeologists call desert kitesconverging lines of piled stones that were probably used to drive wild herds of gazelles and antelopes into pits at their corners.
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