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Oman documents newly discovered archaeological site with ancient rock carvings
The discovery highlights a central rock adorned with drawings and carvings created using the rock-pecking technique
The Omani Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has announced the documentation of a newly discovered archaeological site in the "Hajar Al Sananat" area in the Wilayat of Al Khaboura, North Al Batinah Governorate. The site features rare formations of ancient rock carvings and drawings, representing a new addition to the Sultanate’s cultural and civilisational heritage.
Al Shabiba, a partner of TV BRICS, quoted the Ministry as confirming that this discovery features a central rock adorned with drawings and inscriptions created using the rock-carving technique, with motifs ranging from animal forms to human symbols and geometric shapes.
This step forms part of ongoing efforts to document archaeological sites and protect them from obliteration, as these discoveries constitute a vital visual record that documents aspects of early human life and the environmental patterns that prevailed in those distant historical eras.
The Ministry is currently finalising archaeological and artistic research on the site whilst implementing preventive measures for its conservation and rehabilitation; this aims to maximise its historical and tourist value, as it stands as a testament to Oman’s deep-rooted cultural heritage.
These Omani efforts coincide with a wave of archaeological discoveries across the BRICS nations and their partners, as these findings help to reshape our understanding of human history.
According to Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS, an Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered the remains of a circular public bath dating back to the Late Ptolemaic period in the Moharam Bek area of central Alexandria. The discovery, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, also includes a residential villa from the Roman era decorated with mosaic floors featuring various patterns. This discovery sheds light on a complete cultural sequence spanning the Ptolemaic, Roman and Byzantine eras, thereby cementing the area’s status as a centre of ancient civilisation and history.
In a related development, Global Times, a partner of TV BRICS, highlighted Chinese and Uzbek discoveries; a joint research team from the two countries succeeded in finding a 3,000-year-old ancient city at the Bandikhan II site in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. This settlement, dating from the 10th to the 8th centuries BC, is classified as the largest and most significant archaeological site discovered in the Bandikhan Oasis to date.
The source also reported that archaeologists have unveiled the results of excavations in the Xueshan area located in northern Beijing's Changping district, where archaeological layers date back to the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages (around 3000 BC to 1500 BC), and the excavations identified two cultural phases: Early Xueshan and Late Xueshan.
The Institute of History at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus reported that excavations are currently underway in the historic village of Izabelin, where the research has uncovered artefacts described as intriguing, including 17th-century ceramic tiles decorated with geometric patterns and an 18th-century glass bottle stopper bearing the mark "LOND(O)N", indicating the flourishing trade in the region at that time, according to BelTA, a partner of TV BRICS.
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