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7,700-Year-Old Ubaid Figurine and Shell Crafting Site Found in Kuwait!

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A Kuwaiti-Polish archaeological mission working at Bahra 1, a pre-historic site in the Al-Subhiyah desert, Northern Kuwait has revealed a unique Ubaid figurine, and evidence of shell crafting and local pottery production from 7,700 years ago. The figurine is made of clay, finely crafted, tiny in size, and features an elongated skull, slanting eyes, and a flat nose. These features are characteristic of figurines from the Ubaid culture (5500-3700 …

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7,700-Year-Old Ubaid Figurine and Shell Crafting Site Found in Kuwait!

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Kuwaiti-Polish team discovers unique Ubaid figurine

This year's finds by Kuwaiti-Polish Archaeological Mission at Bahra 1, a prehistoric site in the Al-Subiyah desert of Northern Kuwait. The post Kuwaiti-Polish team discovers unique Ubaid figurine appeared first on Archaeology Wiki.

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