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Demonstration of using a replica of the whistle. Photo by Lauren Dewin-

For the first time: 12,000-year-old tiny flutes have been discovered that imitate the sounds of predators

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A new study published today (Fri) in the prestigious scientific magazine Nature Scientific Report suggests that tiny flutes made from the wing bones of waterfowl were used to produce sounds imitating the sounds of birds of prey
Inhabitants of prehistoric systems with animal carcasses that were hunted for food. It turns out that snakes were also on the menu. Illustration: shutterstock

For the first time it was discovered: the primitive man of 15000 years ago also ate snakes and lizards

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The excavation team, Rakfat Cave. Photo: Haifa University Spokesperson

The earliest evidence of creating alcohol was discovered in the Rakfat cave in Carmel - 13 thousand years ago

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Skull of a mouse. Source: Photo courtesy of Haifa University.

The house mice's teeth revealed: Man settled in permanent settlements 3,000 years before the time it was common to think

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A grave covered with a bed of flowers in Merat Rakfat in Carmel. Photo: Haifa University. From a study led by Prof. Danny Nedel published in PNAS, on July 4, 2013

The Natopim also had funeral rites: flower beds were discovered in 13,700-year-old graves in a cave in Carmel

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The excavation site

The earliest evidence of "death feasts" held 12 thousand years ago was found

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the witch

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