[ckilmer]

I have read variously that those bird figures are death cult figures and or astrological signs.

Those bird figures are not in any of the cave paintings around the world that predate the younger dryas.

On the other handbags in the pictures are a motif that shows 5-6 thousand years later among the Sumerians from 4000 bc onwards and the other Mesopotamian cultures up until about 500 bc.

[Flick Lives]

On the other handbags in the pictures are a motif that shows 5-6 thousand years later among the Sumerians from 4000 bc onwards and the other Mesopotamian cultures up until about 500 bc.

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Yeah, that “handbag” or “purse” icon is a recurring theme in a lot of cultures. What does it represent? Why is it being carried? One of those antiquities that at the time it was made, everyone knew what it meant, so no explanation is provided. Now it’s a mystery.

[Fred Nerks]

I'm guessing seeds, or pollen:

No matter the dating, they all had eat...