Gaza Farmer Working His Field Finds 4500 Year Old Statue of Ancient Canaanite Goddess of Love, Beauty and War

A farmer in the Gaza Strip discovered a 4,500-year-old sculpture of an ancient goddess while he was working on his land.

The sculpture represents the head of Anat, “the goddess of love, beauty and war” in Canaanite mythology, said Jamal Abu Rida, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.

Nidal Abu Eid, the farmer who made the discovery, said he was working his land as usual Monday in the Qarara area east of Khan Yunis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, when he happened upon the sculpture.

“While I was plowing the land to plant it, we discovered this statue,” he said Wednesday. “What caught our attention is the inscription of the snake on the head, which means it is very important.”

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