Monday, July 13, 2020

7500 BC flint arts

Lumpy flint figurines maybe some of the earliest depictions of real people

Archaeologists now think the Neolithic flint artifacts found at Kharaysin in Jordan are the earliest-known portrayals of real human beings in the Near East.
Archaeologists now think the Neolithic flint artifacts found at Kharaysin in Jordan are the earliest-known portrayals of real human beings in the Near East.
(Image: © Ibáñez et al/Kharaysin archaeological team/Antiquity Publications Ltd)
Archaeologists at an ancient burial site in Jordan thought one of their team might have sunstroke when he suggested some rough flints he'd found could represent people. But now his discovery could change how scientists think about the Neolithic Near East.
More than 100 of the unusual flint artifacts dating back to about 7500 B.C. have been discovered at 

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