Researchers discovered that locations where humans made tools were right next to elephant migration paths.
Archaeologists have revealed a 'Paleolithic holy trinity' among ancient humans: water, elephants and rocks.Archeologists from Tel Aviv University presented this finding in the journal Archaeologies, and the study was led by Meir Finkel and Ran Barkai of the university's Jacob M. Alkow Department of Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Cultures.The researchers have been studying flint quarrying and tool-making sites in Israel's Upper Galilee region for 20 years.
Barkai went on: 'A study of indigenous groups that lived until recently, with some still alive today, shows that hunter-gatherers attribute great importance to the source of the stone—the quarry itself—imbuing it with potency and sanctity, and hence also spiritual worship.'People have been making pilgrimages to such sites for generations upon generations, leaving offerings at the rock outcrop while adjacent outcrops, equally suitable for stone tool production, remain untouched.
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