View of Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. Naftali Hilger
View of excavation area at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel.
View of Structure A and Structure B at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. Structure A contained a special burial of a woman interpreted as a shaman and the accompanying remains of at least 71 totoises which were consumed by humans as part of the burial event.
Excavation of Structure B at Hilazon Tachtit, Israel by Leore Grosman (co-author of the upcoming publication). The structure contained the skeletal remains of at least three aurochs (wild cattle bones) that were consumed by humans as part of a feast.
Excavation of Structure B at Hilazon Tachtit, Israel The structure contained the skeletal remains of at least three aurochs (wild cattle) consumed in a feast at Hilazon Tachtit Cave.
Two wild cattle lumbar vertebrae consumed as part of a feast are under excavation in Structure B at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel.
Articulated tortoise carapaces under excavation in the grave of a unique woman in Structure A interpreted as a shaman at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel at Hilazon Tachtit Cave (Structure A). The grave contained the remains of at least 71 tortoises consumed by humans as part of a burial feast.
Natalie Munro excavating the grave of a unique woman interpreted as a shaman at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. The grave contained the remains of at least 71 tortoises that were feasted on by humans as part of the burial ritual.
Natalie Munro excavating the grave of a unique woman interpreted as a shaman at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. The grave contained the remains of at least 71 tortoises that were feasted on by humans as part of the burial ritual.