A distinctive rock in the deepest part of a northern Israeli cave suggests the space may have been used for communal rituals about 35,000 years ago, according to a group of researchers that ...

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Among the more interesting discoveries was a large engraved dolomite boulder, positioned in a niche along a back cave wall. The etchings resembled a turtle and date back between 35-37,000 years ago.

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According to researchers, the ritual complex in the Manot Cave symbolizes the transition from unstructured worship to the dawn of institutionalized public rituals. Israel National News - Arutz Sheva.

The researchers note that descendants of the Maya still practice a similar ritual today. On May 3, or the Day of the Holy Cross, people visit caves to pray for rain and a good harvest at the end ...

That encompasses the time during which collective rituals occurred at the back of the cave. Earlier fossil finds put H. sapiens at this cave at least 50,000 years ago (SN: 1/28/15).

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