Saudi archaeologists accept discovered underground aqueducts dating dorsum to early on Islamic period. They were flora during an earthworks inwards the historic metropolis of Fayd, inwards Hail, along amongst bakery ovens, launder basins too a large publish of architectural sites.
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| Habitation surface area exterior the walls of Fayd Fortress [Credit: Florent Egal] |
The breakthrough discoveries were made exterior the fort inwards Hail, amongst a instant site uncovered inwards the surface area betwixt the 2 walls of the southern side of the fort. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 3rd site was flora at Al-Qalqah citadel.
The sites included an ancient mosque dating dorsum to the early on Islamic era, inwards improver to architectural units amongst several rooms, too architectural details buried betwixt the exterior too interior walls of the fort.
The archaeological activity innovation included detecting, preparing too cleaning former wells inwards the traditional city. The wells are connected to the underground aqueducts, Alshadeed said.
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| Mosque dating dorsum to the early on Islamic era [Credit: Arab News] |
The metropolis of Fayd is a major archaeological too historical site, located 120 kilometers due east of the metropolis of Hail. It is the 3rd metropolis of the former pilgrimage road “Darb Zubaidah” — afterward Kufa too Basra — too the largest station on the pilgrimage road used past times millions of pilgrims for their once-in-a-lifetime Hajj journeying to the holy metropolis of Makkah.
Foundations located inwards the northern purpose of the fort were built inwards regular forms using volcanic stones normally flora inwards the city. Some architectural forms too objects such every bit basins were every bit good carved from volcanic rock.
The presence of Fe residues showed the objects may accept been inwards the industry of drinking glass too iron.
Author: Rashid Hassan | Source: Arab News [August 28, 2018]
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