Ancient hunters carved structural plans to scale as early as 9,000 years ago.
Two large, engraved stones found in the Middle East display the oldest known building plans drawn to scale, researchers say.
One carved depiction covers part of a rectangular stone found at a Jordanian campsite dating to about 9,000 years ago. Two other engravings were made roughly 8,000 years ago on a boulder discovered at the base of a cliff in Saudi Arabia., massive structures once used to capture animal herds, scientists report May 17 in.
, such as gazelles and deer . Kite depictions at the two sites closely resemble the shape, layout and proportions of desert kites found close by, archaeologist Rémy Crassard and colleagues say. Scale drawings etched in rock may have served as maps that helped hunters plan strategies for driving animal herds into specific desert kites, the scientists report. These engravings might also have been blueprints for building desert kites, or public displays of their makers’ ability to transfer large, 3-D structures onto small, flat surfaces.
A rectangular stone found at a Jordanian site contains a roughly 9,000-year-old engraving that accurately portrays the shape and proportions of a nearby desert kite.
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