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A 35,000-year-old carved turtle sculpture, discovered deep in Manot Cave, Israel, may represent the earliest evidence of religious behavior in the Levant.

Found in a secluded chamber possibly used for rituals, the dolomite boulder was intentionally placed and shaped with flint tools, suggesting its use as a totem or spiritual figure.

Turtles hold symbolic significance in global mythologies, often representing longevity and strength.

The discovery highlights the ritual practices of prehistoric humans and adds to Manot Cave's significance, already known for evidence of Neanderthal-human interbreeding.

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[–] donuts 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

~~Simpsons~~ Futurama did it. "Is the Space Pope reptilian?"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Behold, Dog.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

Heresy is not native to the world; it is but a contrivance. All things can be conjoined.

[–] hansquatch 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

See the turtle of enormous girth! On his shell he holds the earth. His thought is slow but always kind; He holds us all within his mind. On his back all vows are made; He sees the truth but may not said. He loves the land and loves the sea, And even loves a child like me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Literally came here to post this. Glad to find another Dark Tower fan

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Isn't "it was probably a part of their religion" what archeologists always say when they don't know what it was used for?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure your statement is probably religious or ritualistic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m not sure

I’m pretty sure

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Jokes are funnier when we explain them.

[–] ssladam 2 points 1 day ago
[–] dual_sport_dork 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Here is Great A'Tuin, the world turtle. Its meteor-pocked shell dwarfing continents, flippers paddling the interstellar void with the slowness and inevitability a glacier. Swimming through space, its city sized eyes fixed on a distant point forever unknown.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

The turtle moves!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Glaciers these days don't have the inevitability they used to, what with all the melting. Although that's here on Roundworld.

[–] voxthefox 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Makes sense, the whole world is carried around on four elephants balanced on one.

[–] FlyingSquid 7 points 1 day ago

Yes, but that's no excuse for you to stop and read articles about it when there's packages due to be delivered in Ankh-Morpork.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lots of things were worshiped before Abrahamic religions came around.

[–] OneOrTheOtherDontAskMe 2 points 1 day ago

Yeah why is this article framing things as if Anu wasn't being crafty in sumerian mythology before Yahweh even showed up.

[–] Chainweasel 8 points 1 day ago

The Turtle moves

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Manot Cave, Occupied Palestine

[–] FlyingSquid 13 points 1 day ago

It really is turtles all the way down!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Here another source with with zero paywall/registration demands. It also goes into much greater depth.

https://thedebrief.org/35000-years-ago-ancient-humans-entered-a-deep-cavern-to-worship-this-enigmatic-reptilian-god/

[–] BozeKnoflook 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When will archeologists just admit that sometimes we don't know the purpose of things, and say so. Maybe somebody just liked carving turtles, surely not every fucking thing ever crafted in antiquity was religious.

[–] TexasDrunk 6 points 1 day ago

Might I suggest Motel of the Mysteries? It's about a future amateur archeologist excavating a modern day motel room and absolutely being 100% correct about everything he sees.

[–] Num10ck 1 points 1 day ago

that would make a sweet hipster sleuth hat