Prehistoric Dugong Worship Site Discovered in UAE
Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 25 October 2009 Page Views: 3043
DiscoveriesFrench archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai. The sanctuary believed to date back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BCE was discovered on Akab island in the United Arab Emirates, 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of Dubai.The French archaeological mission in the Emirates and the Umm al-Quwain museum there said that the sanctuary on the deserted island provided key details "on the rituals of prehistoric coastal societies in the Gulf."
Akab was a tuna fisherman's village more than 6,500 years ago with circular buildings and a pile of dugong bones detected in the 1990s.
The sanctuary was first thought to be an abattoir but on analysis was found to be a carefully constructed platform on two
levels containing the remains of around 40 dugongs as well as tools,
stones and ornaments. The archeologists said the Akab monument was
used for rituals celebrating the giant mammal and "has no parallel in
neolithic times in other parts of the world." For more, see old. Yahoo News. Very rough location.
Note: 5000 year old sanctuary. Dugong (sea cow) worship.
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