“Its special location, far from the daily activities near the cave entrance, suggests that it ... contemporary with ancient European cave art, may have been central to these activities.

A 35,000-year-old ritual complex in Manot Cave, Israel, offers insights into early human societies, featuring symbolic engravings and artifacts that underline the importance of communal rituals in ...

The cave's living space was near the entrance, but in the deepest ... turtle is contemporaneous with some of the oldest cave paintings in France. "It may have represented a totem or spiritual ...