OLD WORLD TREHISTORY — MacCURDY 509 



an animal figure carved in the end of a fragment of long bone, both 

 found previously by Mr. Lambert, assistant director of the Depart- 

 ment of Antiquities of Palestine. 



Another tind new to Palestine was the nniltiple human burial 

 found by the joint expedition in the Mesolithic layer. This con- 

 sisted of 10 skeletons — 1 adults and G children including infants. 

 These had been piled on a heartli prepared for tlie purpose. The 

 burials were all extended and at various angles. The arm bones 

 of two were interlocked. The head of an infant had been placed 

 on the shoulder of one of the adults. A deer antler, some of the bone 

 pendants and the stone head were all from this burial place, the 

 stone head being directly beneath the skeletons. An additional 

 skeleton was found at the same level in a recess and lying upon its 

 right femur was yet another skull. A Hexed skeleton was found in 

 the terrace outside, not far from where Lambert had previously 

 found two skulls only. 



Below the Mesolithic, there are four occupation levels which can 

 be definitely referred to the Middle and LTpper Aurignacian. In this 

 Upper Paleolithic deposit were found two human jaw fragments 

 and other fragments of human bones, also a number of large human 

 teeth. These and the Mesolithic skeletons will be described by Sir 

 Arthur Keith. The Aurignacian is also rich in artifacts. Beneath 

 the Aurignacian dejiosit, there is a Mousterian layer some two meters 

 thick. The third joint Palestine expedition (1931) will complete 

 the excavation of this deposit; it will also excavate the nearby Oven 

 Cave and Cave of the Kid. 



