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Ancient Turkish site reveals 11,000-year-old statue of a hunter astride a leopard

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Source: Live Science
Ancient Turkish site reveals 11,000-year-old statue of a hunter astride a leopard
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Archaeologists at Karahan Tepe in southern Turkey unearthed a unique 11,000-year-old statue showing a man riding a leopard, a form not seen before and possibly linked to symbols of power or masculinity in one of the world’s earliest settlements, offering new insights into early Neolithic life in the region near Göbekli Tepe.

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