Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2h
A Mysterious Boulder Carved to Look Like a Tortoise Shell May Offer Evidence of Israel’s Earliest Ritual CeremoniesThe 35,000-year-old rock was found in Manot Cave, which was inhabited by both prehistoric humans and Neanderthals ...
The new findings suggest that Manot Cave’s deepest chamber was likely a gathering space for rituals that enhanced social ...
Discover Magazine on MSN8d
Chamber in Manot Cave May Be The Earliest Ancient Ritual Site in Southwest AsiaLearn more about this ancient chamber and what our ancestors may have used if for 35,000 years ago.
Engravings and other evidence suggest ancient humans attended religious ceremonies in the cave as early as 37,000 years ago.
ZME Science on MSN9d
GeoPicture of the week: Biggest crystals in the worldKnown as Cueva de los Cristales (Cave of Crystals), this hidden chamber in Mexico holds some of the largest natural crystals ...
The excavation of Manot Cave in Israel has uncovered ritual sites from 35,000 years ago and evidence of Neanderthal-human ...
The age of the engraved boulder and ritual artefacts was determined through uranium decay analysis. This method, applied to mineral crusts on the boulder, yielded an estimated age of 37,000 to 35,000 ...
Archaeologists excavating a paleolithic cave site in Galilee, Israel, have found evidence that a deep-cave compound at the ...
Live Science on MSN5d
35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behaviorAlthough there may be some earlier evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year-old "lion man" ...
The “cosmic turtle”, which holds countries, or even the entire world on its back, appears in creation myths across the globe.
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