A 9,000-year-old temple has been found in Jordan

A team of archaeologists has discovered a "shrine" about 9,000 years old in a remote Neolithic site in Jordanʼs eastern desert.

This was reported by the Associated Press.

The ritual complex was found near the buildings, which were probably used for a detachment of wild animals. Such traps consist of two or more long stone walls that converge on a fence and are found in the deserts of the Middle East.

Inside the temple were two carved stones with anthropomorphic figures, as well as an altar, hearth, shells, and a miniature model of a trap for animals.

The researchersʼ statement said that the shrine "sheds a whole new light on the symbolism, artistic expression and spiritual culture of hitherto unknown peoples of the Neolithic era".

• In November 2021, it was reported that in Egypt, archaeologists discovered one of the temples of the Sun, dating from the middle of the XXV century BC.