A few years ago I was on a bus from Israel to Jordan (to see Petra) and in the Jordanian desert I noticed lots and lots of small piles of stones. They were about a foot high or less and were just one stone on top of another. They looked quite precarious. They were out in the middle of nowhere and though we were on a road I don't think there was much through traffic. They didn't seem to be particularly near any of the tiny villages we went through and I couldn't see any pattern to where they were placed. There were far too many, and over far too large an area to be the work of some bored tourist. I kept seeing them all the way from the israeli border, right up to Petra. I can't remember how far that is but its a good few hours drive. I must have seen at least 100 of them.
I've always wondered who would stack stones like this in such a remote area, and what the significance is. I can't find anything on the net which is of any relevance. They looked similar to the picture at this link (to an Andy Goldsworth artwork):
http://www.nnbh.com/base/80/images/9062558380.jpg
Any ideas?
I've always wondered who would stack stones like this in such a remote area, and what the significance is. I can't find anything on the net which is of any relevance. They looked similar to the picture at this link (to an Andy Goldsworth artwork):
http://www.nnbh.com/base/80/images/9062558380.jpg
Any ideas?