MP Gallery #4c - HK86b, Har Karkom, Israel, Paleolithic Sanctuary, MP-UP Transition, c. 47-38,000 BP; q) hk86b bird ArViv

One of flint blocks lying flat on the ground among the sanctuary standing stones. Overall natural form with artificial retouch.

Interpretation: Figurine, bird-like, with circle perhaps suggesting an egg (Anati, E., Cottinelli, L., and F. Mailland. 1996. Il santuario più antico del mondo. Archeologia Viva XV,56:32).

Photo © E. Anati