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Additional evidence in the caves also points to the site serving as a semi-permanent Neanderthal encampment likely used for toolmaking, hunting, or perhaps even ritualistic activities.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The remains were surrounded by goat horns, which some researchers interpret as evidence of symbolic or ritualistic practices.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The multifaceted research team found the ritualistic evidence in Manot Cave — a famous excavation site in Galilee, Israel.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Here, water transport assumes a form that is grandly ritualistic if decidedly prosaic.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
The remains were surrounded by goat horns, which some researchers interpret as evidence of symbolic or ritualistic practices.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The multifaceted research team found the ritualistic evidence in Manot Cave — a famous excavation site in Galilee, Israel.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Here, water transport assumes a form that is grandly ritualistic if decidedly prosaic.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Ritualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritualistic. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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