In Syria, archaeologists discovered the oldest temple in the Middle East
The building, whose age has almost 11 thousand years, was discovered by French archaeologists on the banks of the Euphrates River near the village of Jaade in the northern part of Syria. The head of the expedition Eric Kokino said that the ring building dates back to about 8800 BC. In size, the building is much larger than residential buildings, known, for example, in a later Syrian halaf culture, ITAR-TASS reports.