Good thing it wasn’t in Saudi Arabia; they would have destroyed it.
They weren't that "advanced."
It was a pagan temple.
Organized religion 3500 years ago. Lots of pots and other cool stuff.
The present-day capital of Jordan is where the ancient Ammonite capital was (the city David was having besieged at the time of his affair with Uriah's wife). That a site 20 miles away is in Moabite territory seems strange at first, but the Ammonites and Moabites had a Lot in common.
He was their common ancestor.
What's the deal with archeologists, anyway? How come every little artifact they find is some kind of religious symbol, and every stinking building is a temple?
I'm not denying that religions in various forms were important in pre-historical societies... but really, not EVERY thing had to be about religion. Some of those buildings were taverns (I'm still convinced that Stonehenge was a tavern) and other sorts of ordinary buildings. And sometimes, a statue is just a statue. It wasn't always a god.
What's the deal with archeologists, anyway? How come every little artifact they find is some kind of religious symbol, and every stinking building is a temple?
I'm not denying that religions in various forms were important in pre-historical societies... but really, not EVERY thing had to be about religion. Some of those buildings were taverns (I'm still convinced that Stonehenge was a tavern) and other sorts of ordinary buildings. And sometimes, a statue is just a statue. It wasn't always a god.