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Archaeologists discover mysterious 7,500-year-old head with reptilian features
https://thedebrief.org/archaeologists-di...-features/
INTRO: Researchers from the Kuwait-Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) working at the Bahra 1 site in the Al-Subiyah desert of northern Kuwait have discovered a mysterious 7,500-year-old figurine of a head with reptilian features, including an elongated skull, slanting eyes, and a flat nose.
After studying the artifact, Professor Piotr Bielinski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) said that the discovery of the figurine, the first of its kind found in the region, “raises intriguing questions about its purpose and the symbolic, or possibly ritualistic, value it held for the people of this ancient community.”
The research team, which includes scientists from PCMA UW and Kuwait’s National Council of Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL), notes that the newly discovered figurine is somewhat similar in design to statues and figurines with bird, snake, or reptilian features made by the Ubaid culture, which flourished during that time and region. However, most archaeologists still don’t know the Ubaid people’s motivations for constructing reptilian-headed figures.
Along with the mysterious figurine, evidence of locally made pottery and a pottery foundry used to create Coarse Red Ware (CRW) was also found at the site. The discovery of a CRW foundry resolves a long-standing debate about the origin of this type of pottery, which the researchers say is “known from sites in the Arabian Peninsula.” (MORE - details)
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Archaeologists discover mysterious 7,500-year-old head with reptilian features
https://thedebrief.org/archaeologists-di...-features/
INTRO: Researchers from the Kuwait-Polish Archaeological Mission (KPAM) working at the Bahra 1 site in the Al-Subiyah desert of northern Kuwait have discovered a mysterious 7,500-year-old figurine of a head with reptilian features, including an elongated skull, slanting eyes, and a flat nose.
After studying the artifact, Professor Piotr Bielinski from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW) said that the discovery of the figurine, the first of its kind found in the region, “raises intriguing questions about its purpose and the symbolic, or possibly ritualistic, value it held for the people of this ancient community.”
The research team, which includes scientists from PCMA UW and Kuwait’s National Council of Culture, Arts, and Letters (NCCAL), notes that the newly discovered figurine is somewhat similar in design to statues and figurines with bird, snake, or reptilian features made by the Ubaid culture, which flourished during that time and region. However, most archaeologists still don’t know the Ubaid people’s motivations for constructing reptilian-headed figures.
Along with the mysterious figurine, evidence of locally made pottery and a pottery foundry used to create Coarse Red Ware (CRW) was also found at the site. The discovery of a CRW foundry resolves a long-standing debate about the origin of this type of pottery, which the researchers say is “known from sites in the Arabian Peninsula.” (MORE - details)