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00:00 For almost a century, aerial photographs have captured the mysterious, millennia-old geoglyph.
00:11 Local photographer Salim Al-Fidhi got up close to document these abstract shapes.
00:16 "Jabal Jaraab is one of the Umlaj mountains with special geological features."
00:23 "Here, there's a shape drawn that's hard to see from the ground, but from above, all
00:37 becomes clear."
00:38 "From the sky, you can see the detail and precision of these drawings."
00:50 "It's a phenomenon known throughout the Arabian Peninsula, Africa, and Latin America."
01:02 "The most common shape is that of a lock, a circle with a triangle.
01:08 It really looks like a keyhole.
01:11 There are others, but this representation is the best preserved because it's hised up
01:16 at the top of Mount Jaraab."
01:21 "Others can be found in an area between Al-Madinah and Tabuk.
01:29 It's the oldest found in the Arabian Peninsula.
01:32 They're thought to be between 6,000 and 7,000 years old."
01:36 "Researchers believe these shapes have an association with places where our ancestors
01:46 performed rituals, such as funerals or sacrifices.
01:51 There's also talk of animal traps.
01:53 Some studies even say they used tools to uncover the movement of the sun and stars, a way to
01:59 navigate in the desert.
02:01 It suggests that man lived here, and it's a mark of the ancient civilizations of the
02:06 past."
02:10 The true meaning of these geoglyphs may have been lost to time, but they'll continue to
02:13 provide interest and intrigue for years to come.
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