Ancient Spider Rock Art Sparks Archaeological Mystery

Friday, December 20, 2013 - 12:04 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The rock panel, depicting spiders possibly trapping insects in their orb web, presents an archaeological mystery: Why did ancient people draw spiders when no other examples are known to exist elsewhere in Egypt or the entire Old World?

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