Archaeologists uncover a Neolithic sculpture of a human riding a leopard
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“Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered an 11,000-year-old sculpture depicting a human riding a leopard. The 2.3-foot-tall artifact dates back to the Neolithic period, long before the invention of writing, and its original purpose remains a mystery.”
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