Ancient owl plaques may have been used as toys by children - study
The researchers studied 100 of the plaques and rated them from one to six based on how many owl traits they showed.
Two fledglings of the species known as Little Owl (Athene noctua). This common species may have been the model of some engraved slate plaques of the Copper Age.(photo credit: JUAN J. NEGRO)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
