Ancient figurine in Israel has earliest depiction of bestiality

"Laurent Davin, an archaeologist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who made the finding, called it 'extraordinary on multiple levels'. 'The depicted scene relates to the imaginary mating of a gander spirit with a woman,' he told the Daily Mail. 'Such imaginary mating between animal spirits and humans are very common in animistic societies across the world in specific situations such as erotic dreams, shamanistic visions and myths.' Although the detail is hard to make out, scientists have recreated the scene in a new illustration."

"It shows the naked woman being mounted from behind by the large goose, which tenderly positions its beak against the woman's head. The 'extremely rare' figurine was one of several clay fragments that Davin found at Nahal Ein Gev II, a prehistoric archaeological site in northern Israel. Two symmetrical oval shapes below the face are breasts, he claims, while a triangular area on the lower part of the figurine is said to be the female pubis."

"Aside from bestiality, one alternative interpretation is that the naked woman is a hunter who is transporting the slain goose on her back. But the goose - a bird common in the Natufian diet - appears to be alive rather than hunted and the more dominant figure in the scene. Analysis suggests it was modeled from local clay and then heated at about 400°C (752°F) approximately 12,000 years ago."

Archaeologists uncovered a 3.7 cm clay figurine at Nahal Ein Gev II in northern Israel depicting a goose attempting to mate with a naked woman. The figurine was modeled from local clay and heated to about 400°C, dating to roughly 12,000 years ago during the Natufian period. The scene may reflect an imagined mating between a gander spirit and a human within animistic belief frameworks tied to erotic dreams or shamanic visions. Physical features include two oval forms interpreted as breasts and a triangular pubic area. An alternative view interprets the figure as a hunter carrying a slain goose, though the bird appears alive and dominant.

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