Archeologists say they found witch doctor skeleton

November 18, 2008 By SHAWNA OHM , Associated Press Writer

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This undated file photo released by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 shows the Natufian archaeological excavation site in Hilazon Tachtit, in the Galilee area of northern Israel, where archeologists found the 12,000-year-old skeleton of a female shaman alongside 49 tortoise shells, body parts of a leopard, a boar and other animals as well as a human foot. (AP Photo/Hebrew University)

(AP) -- Archeologists believe a 12,000-year-old skeleton found in a grave containing 50 tortoise shells, a leopard pelvis, a cow tail and part of an eagle wing is the remains of a witch doctor.

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  "The skeleton was covered by several large stones, which may have been placed there to keep the witch doctor's spirit entombed."
  
  Or the stones could simply be to hold the body in place?
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