HK148b Aterian Hut Site, Har Karkom, Israel, Gallery 3 -- N and NE Sector c. greater than 100.000 to 24,000 BP; i) hk148b #16b female figurine

Aterian hutfloor HK 148b, NE Sector, artifact #16b; flint.

Tentative interpretation (James Harrod): Geometric, possibly female figurine or 'goddess'. The interpretation is supported by the half dozen other artifacts from the hutfloor that suggest female imagery, including #15 nearby [this Gallery 3, (b)] and #8 [Gallery 2, (b)] as well as #9, #11, #12, and #14 in the East sector of the hutfloor.

Photo © James Harrod. James Harrod site photos taken on Emmanuel Anati Har Karkom Expedition, April 1996.
4/4/1996