Archaeologists have unearthed the tusk of a prehistoric pachyderm in southern Israel, a remnant of a behemoth once hunted by early humans around half a million years ago.
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday that the 2.5-meter long fossil belonging to the long-extinct straight-tuskedwas found during a joint excavation with researchers from Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University.
Israel Antiquities Authority prehistorian Avi Levy, who headed the dig, said it was “the largest complete fossil tusk ever found at a prehistoric site in Israel or the Near East.” The site was dated to the late lower paleolithic period, around 500,000 years ago, based on stone tools found in the vicinity, the antiquities authority said.
It was not clear whether ancient people hunted the behemoth on the spot or whether they brought the felled animal’s tusk to this spot, one archaeologist said.Omry Barzilai, an IAA archaeologist, said the find was “very puzzling, very enigmatic” because it was not clear whether ancient people hunted the behemoth on the spot or whether they brought the felled animal’s tusk to this spot.coast.
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