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'Lion Man' – Cat worship from 40,000 years ago

––> 3 short videos to watch
β€’ 2 at the BBC & text to read -
bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/
β€’ 1 at the The British Museum - youtu.be/mJWUPBQpX1c

BBC text: 'Using the techniques of prehistoric people, experimental archaeologist Wulf Hein recreated the Lion Man, a sculpture made around 40,000 years ago.

And something incredible was revealed in the process...'

bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/

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@jd It's not clear that the lion man is actually a male figure. It's thought to depict a shaman, or maybe a chief, wearing a lion skin.

@bob good point – but maybe there's a little stub left over from something that broke off in the last 40,000 years? 😁 πŸ˜†