In the deepest, darkest reaches of a cave in northern Israel lies a boulder carved to resemble a tortoise shell. Its deep ...

The “cosmic turtle”, which holds countries, or even the entire world on its back, appears in creation myths across the globe.

Manot Cave, first unearthed by accident in 2008 during condominium construction near the Israel-Lebanon border, has been a ...

The carved boulder dates to the Early Upper Paleolithic ... “Its special location, far from the daily activities near the cave entrance, suggests that it was an object of worship.” ...

“Its special location, far from the daily activities near the cave entrance, suggests that it ... of the engraving indicated that it was carved by humans using sharp flint tools to resemble ...

Although there may be some earlier evidence of ritual practices by modern humans, such as the 40,000-year-old "lion man" ...

Carving represents only the second figurative animal depiction from this period found in the region, indicating early ...

Sentinels at the front of the cultic area in Manot Cave - view towards the cave entrance (Photo credit: Assaf Peretz, Israel ...

Archaeologists excavating a paleolithic cave site in Galilee, Israel, have found evidence that a deep-cave compound at the ...