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Related: About this forum400 Mysterious Ancient Stone Structures Discovered in Saudi Arabia
By Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | October 17, 2017 07:02am ET
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Mysterious stone structures that archaeologists call "gates," due to their loose resemblance to old-fashioned field gates, have been discovered in Saudi Arabia.
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Almost 400 mysterious stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered in Saudi Arabia, with a few of these wall-like formations draping across old lava domes, archaeologists report.
Many of the stone walls, which archaeologists call "gates" because they resemble field gates from above, were found in clusters in a region in west-central Saudi Arabia called Harrat Khaybar.
The archaeologists involved in the research aren't sure of the purpose, or even the exact age, of these gates. [See Images of the Mysterious Stone Structures in Saudi Arabia]
Long and mysterious
Discovered mainly through satellite images, a few of the gates are actually located on the side of a volcanic dome that once spewed basaltic lava, researchers found.
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400 Mysterious Ancient Stone Structures Discovered in Saudi Arabia (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Oct 2017
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Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. The real Canaan??
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)2. The first thing I thought of is that they are star gates to other planets
Canoe52
(2,949 posts)3. Me too!
d_r
(6,907 posts)4. A gate sales person's lot nt
packman
(16,296 posts)5. Landing strips for alien aircraft
They gotta land somewhere - It all fits
Midnight Writer
(21,798 posts)6. I saw this movie!
AllaN01Bear
(18,393 posts)7. trying to find the dial home device. dang.