YEMEN - Archaeological 600,000-Year-Old Remains Belong To Stone Age Man

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                                  Archaeological remains belong to Stone Age in Socotra
 





[30 November 2008]
SANA'A,
(SabaNews) -

A Russian archaeological mission has discovered archaeological remains in Socotra Archipelago belong
to the Stone Age man about a million years ago.

The head of Russian mission and senior of Russian Orientals Mr. Vitaly Nawmikn has told the Saba-run Daily al-Syasiah that the found remains, which are the first of its kind, proved that the existence of primitive man has begun about 600,000 years ago.

Nawmikn, who is working on a book on the history of Socotra, pointed out that the findings form a new mystery in the history of world's civilizations and is considered one of the most important civilizations in the world.

It is worth mentioning is that another joint Yemeni-Belgian mission has already announced finding a mountainous cave lengthens 3 km and contains some ancient buildings and temples besides clay pots, censers and other tools related to performing some kind of rituals inside those temples dating back to
the third century AD, according to the initial analysis.

Moreover, the General Organization for Antiquities and Museums has also announced discovering five human settlements and six ancient cemeteries belong to very old historical periods, according to the source.


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                                    Archaeological Remains Belong To Stone Age Discovered






SANA'A,
Dec 1
(Bernama.com) --

A Russian archaeological mission has discovered archaeological remains in Socotra Archipelago belong
to the Stone Age man about a million years ago, Yemen news agency, Saba, reported Monday.

The head of Russian mission and senior of Russian Orientals Vitaly Nawmikn has told the Saba-run Daily al-Syasiah that the found remains, which are the first of its kind, proved that the existence of primitive man has begun about 600,000 years ago.

Nawmikn, who is working on a book on the history of Socotra, pointed out that the findings form a new mystery in the history of world's civilizations and is considered one of the most important civilisations in the world.

It is worth mentioning is that another joint Yemeni-Belgian mission has already announced finding a mountainous cave lengthens 3 km and contains some ancient buildings and temples besides clay pots, censers and other tools related to performing some kind of rituals inside those temples dating back to the third century AD, according to the initial analysis.

Moreover, the General Organization for Antiquities and Museums has also announced discovering five human settlements and six ancient cemeteries belong to very old historical periods, according to the source.

-- BERNAMA.com

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The Archipelago of Socotra lies at the entrance to the Gulf of Aden between the Latitudes (12.18-12.24) north of the equator and the longitudes (53.19-54.33) east of Greenwich. It is about 380 km a way from Ras Fartak in the Yemeni eastern province of Maharah and about 553 miles away from Aden province.

Socotra stretches as a piece of land with an area of about 3650 square Km; up to a length 125 kilometer and width of 33 Km in the Indian Ocean, with an archipelago of small islands like AL-Akhawain island, Darsah island, Samh island and Abdul Kori island which is the most densely populated and is always known for its affluence of Diamonds collection. It is the second largest an archipelago after Socotra.