Israeli team uncovers 12,000-year-old myths in clay figurine of woman and goose
Excavated by Hebrew University researchers at Natufian settlement Nahal Ein Gev II, the 3.7 centimeter clay sculpture retains ochre traces and the fingerprint of its presumed young female maker.
Goose embracing woman, oldest human-animal depiction found in Israel.(photo credit: Hadas Goldgeier)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF