{"id":11310,"date":"2024-11-13T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T05:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/2024\/11\/13\/abu-dabi-enigma\/"},"modified":"2025-02-09T15:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T14:48:34","slug":"abu-dabi-enigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/2024\/11\/13\/abu-dabi-enigma\/","title":{"rendered":"The architectural enigma of Abu Dhabi comes to light: circular buildings that promise to revolutionize everything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Abu Dhabi was the site of a significant discovery when a set of strange circular buildings was found. Near Abu Dhabi, in the middle of Ghagha Island, northwest of the United Arab Emirates, these geological remains were discovered, which many <strong>attribute to the past of an unknown culture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discovery came to light in 2022, and archaeologists from the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) confirmed that they are <strong>the oldest remains of a primitive civilization<\/strong> never before seen in the area. These findings could help uncover more about the culture of this enigmatic country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The mystery of Abu Dhabi&#8217;s primitive cities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1.webp\" alt=\"The mystery of Abu Dhabi's primitive cities\" class=\"wp-image-5440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/dct-1-696x522.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>National Geographic published this major discovery, in which members of the Department of Culture and Tourism (DCT) conducted carbon-14 analysis, <strong>determining that the ruins belong to the Neolithic period<\/strong>. This confirms that these settlements existed before the development of trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contrary to previous beliefs, the climate, soil, and environmental conditions were suitable for various populations to develop in the area. This indicates that the environment was not as hostile to these settlers as previously thought. For this reason, these <strong>circular buildings are considered a crucial gem for understanding primitive cultures<\/strong> in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the circular buildings found in Abu Dhabi are like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1.webp\" alt=\"What the circular buildings found in Abu Dhabi are like\" class=\"wp-image-5442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1.webp 800w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/nujg636u4faotoihojtz3kco2u-1-696x465.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The discovery of these circular buildings gave a new meaning to DCT studies. These ruins stood less than a meter high and were made exclusively of stone. Based on their research and analysis, the <strong>archaeologists leading the case believe these are the first houses built in the region<\/strong>. This means they could be considered the first condominium in Middle Eastern history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The unearthed structures are <strong>simple round rooms with walls made of stone<\/strong>, with about one meter of height preserved,&#8221; confirmed the Department of Culture and Tourism. They stated that these ruins are over 8,500 years old. In addition to these incredible architectural works, artifacts such as stone arrowheads were also found, along with the remains of a human cemetery dating back about 5,000 years, when the site was already in ruins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More incredible discoveries in Abu Dhabi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1.webp\" alt=\"More incredible discoveries in Abu Dhabi\" class=\"wp-image-5444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1.webp 839w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/noticias.ae\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/2023061618313960490-1-696x463.webp 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Culture and Tourism of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/category\/abu-dhabi\/\" title=\"Abu Dhabi\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"516\">Abu Dhabi<\/a> has also been involved in incredible archaeological discoveries that contribute to knowledge about the emirate&#8217;s ancestral communities. During <strong>road renovation works in the Shaabiya neighborhood<\/strong> in the Kuwaitat area of Al Ain, they uncovered <a href=\"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/2024\/11\/11\/abu-dabi-destino\/\">part of a late pre-Islamic cemetery<\/a> (300 BC\u2013300 AD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this study, around 20 individual tombs were discovered, along with well-preserved objects such as ceramics, bronze bowls, and other glass vessels. According to the team of archaeologists, these objects, along with the cemetery&#8217;s formation and the discovery of underground water channels, <strong>are linked to the creation of the nearby Al Ain Oasis during this period<\/strong> and the development of the city&#8217;s historical landscape. As part of the same studies, <a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abu_Dabi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in the Al Khrais area<\/a>, an Iron Age cemetery was discovered, containing a monumental stone tomb and at least 35 graves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi was the site of a significant discovery when a set of strange circular buildings was found. Near Abu Dhabi, in the middle of Ghagha Island, northwest of the United Arab Emirates, these geological remains were discovered, which many attribute to the past of an unknown culture. The discovery came to light in 2022, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11310","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-abu-dhabi","8":"category-portada-1-3-noticias-en"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11310\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noticias.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}