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This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites

Crosscut | Seattle

Dec 12, 2025

In a secluded Botswana cave, a natural stone outcropping was carved to resemble a python. Archaeologists think this could be one of the world's earliest ritual sites. |!| Seattle

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