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Mysterious ‘Big Circles’ Discovered in Jordan
Mysterious 'Big Circles' Discovered in Jordan

Mysterious ‘Big Circles’ Discovered in Jordan

The eleven “Big Circles” in Jordan are each about 1,300 feet in diameter.

The mystery shrouding the ancient ‘Big Circles’ found in the Middle East is beginning to be unravelled following aerial images that reveal details of the huge stone structures.

Images show the 11 stone circles that date back at least 2,000 years across Jordan and Syria. Many have since been destroyed, but the high-resolution images from the Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East (APAAME) are providing researchers with more information on their mysterious origins.

Speaking to Live Science, researcher David Kennedy said their similarity was “too close to be a coincidence” however they’re actual purpose remains unknown.

It is hoped analysis of these new images, released on Friday, could help to reveal the reason behind their design and creation.

Each circle was built with a low stone wall just a few feet high. They originally contained no openings so people would have had to jump the wall to enter inside.

Archaeologists have already ruled out their use as a corral to fence in herds of animals because of their low walls.

“The circles would not have been hard to build,” according to Mr Kennedy, co-director of APAAME. “They were constructed mainly with local rocks, and a dozen people working hard could potentially complete a big circle in a week.”

He said the larger ones would have required at least one “architect” who might have tied a long rope to a post and walked in a circle, marking the ground as they went.

This method, he added, would explain the glitches in the circles where the land was uneven.

Although analysis of the aerial images will help archaeologists to better understand the Big Circles, Mr Kennedy said on-site excavations were needed in order to finally solve the mystery.

Agencies/Canadajournal




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