The slab lay over the remains of several individuals dating from 14,000 to 12,000 years ago, based on radiocarbon analysis of several of the skeletons. However, the remarkable image on the slab was only noticed some years after its discovery, while the stone was being carefully studied in the laboratories of the Zinman Institute of Archaeology at the University of Haifa, Haaretz has learned. The image on the slab is an extremely rare example of an identifiable human figure made by Natufians, the researchers say. The Natufian culture existed from about 15,000 to about 11,700 years ago, and spanned from...