12,000 Year Old Shaman Burial Site Discovered In Northern Israel - And It Was A Woman
Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The skeleton of a 12,000 year-old Natufian Shaman has been discovered in northern Israel by archaeologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The burial is described as being accompanied by "exceptional" grave offerings - including 50 complete tortoise shells, the pelvis of a leopard and a human foot. read more
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