HK148b Aterian Hut Site, Har Karkom, Israel, Gallery 3 -- N and NE Sector c. greater than 100.000 to 24,000 BP; j) hk148b #16c hippo

Aterian hutfloor HK 148b, NE Sector, artifact #16c; flint.

Tentative interpretation (James Harrod): Artifact #16c seems zoomorphic, with suggestion of a hippopotamus. Compare other candidates for representation of a hippo, artifact #10 and artifact #13a. All three seem to have very similar appearance.

Photo © James Harrod. James Harrod site photos taken on Emmanuel Anati Har Karkom Expedition, April 1996.
4/4/1996