Figurine unearthed near Sea of Galilee reveals earliest human–animal connection
At the Nahal Ein Gev II archeology site, a figurine was discovered to be the earliest item depicting human-animal interaction.
The 12,000-year-old Natufian clay figurine from Nahal Ein Gev II, depicting a woman leaning forward and a goose enveloping her (accompanied by an artistic reconstruction).(photo credit: LAURENT DAVIN)ByJOANIE MARGULIES