Hilazon Tachtit is a cave in modern Israel, where about 30 people were buried during the Natufian period about 12,000 years ago.
A view of excavation area at Hilazon Tachtit Cave, Israel. Naftali Hilger
The site has a couple of important elements: it has the earliest-to-date evidence of feasting (which is how I ran across it), and one of the burials in it is believed to be that of a shaman. The evidence is pretty compelling...
- Read more about Hilazon Tachtit
- Guide to the Natufian
- Feasting
- Shamans
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