Ancient relief depicting a sacred deer and a pregnant woman praying to the tree of life on stone plate in Pagan cave temple.

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Scientists are not sure which archaeological culture the cave temple belonged to. It is dated 2-5 century A. D.

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Photo credit: © Denys Davydenko / Alamy / Afripics
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