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A Mysterious Boulder Carved to Look Like a Tortoise Shell May Offer Evidence of the Middle East's Earliest Ritual Ceremonies
In the deepest, darkest reaches of a cave in northern Israel lies a boulder carved to resemble a tortoise shell. Its deep grooves were gouged some 35,000 years ago, and now, researchers say the ...
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A Mysterious Boulder Carved to Look Like a Tortoise Shell May Offer Evidence of the Middle East’s Earliest Ritual Ceremonies
Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority In the deepest, darkest reaches of a cave in northern Israel lies a boulder carved to resemble a tortoise shell. Its deep grooves were gouged some 35,000 ...
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35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behavior
The grooves carved into the boulder look strikingly similar to the pattern of a tortoise shell. While it's unknown what this design means, it's possible that this was an ancient symbol of unification, ...
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35,000-year-old 'tortoise shell' carving may be Holy Land's oldest evidence of ritual behavior
The grooves carved into the boulder look strikingly similar to the pattern of a tortoise shell. While it's unknown ... evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year ...