Cut-marked human bones were recovered from Göbekli Tepe's special buildings 💀. Over 700 fragments have been found, including modified skull fragments with deep cut marks, pointing to a Neolithic skull cult rather than conventional burial. Analysis by the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) confirmed the modifications, dating them to the PPN period. Researchers have also identified water channels and drainage features associated with the site.
PPN secondary burial with cut-marked bones found in water collecting pit
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Key facts
- Human bones with cut marks were recovered from a water collecting pit on the slopes below the site
- Bones were exclusively long bones, interpreted as a secondary burial from the PPN period
- The bones were sent to Germany and analyzed there, confirming their butchery marks
- Discovery dates the offsite water management systems to at least the PPN period
- Multiple additional offsite drainage systems exist beyond the main settlement
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Mysterious death rituals at Göbekli Tepe - Archaeology Wikiarchaeology.wiki
Although excavations have so far failed to reveal any complete human burials, some 700 human bone fragments have been recovered from the fill of ...
DAI - Human bones at Göbekli Tepedainst.org
Since the beginning of excavations in 1995, some 700 fragments of human bones have been recovered from the backfill of the special buildings.
Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide ...science.org
by J Gresky · 2017 · Cited by 151 — Some of the bones show signs of artificial modifications, including cut marks ... Gambier, Cutmarks and breakage on the human bones from Le ...
Hints of Skull Cult Found at World's Oldest Templenationalgeographic.com
The marks may only appear on a few fragments of bone that date between 10,000 and 7,000 years ago, but archaeologists believe that this find is ...
In Photos: Carved Human Skulls Discovered at Ritual Sitelivescience.com
Now, researchers have discovered a new mystery at Göbekli Tepe: Seven skull fragments from three different skulls, each marked with deep cuts ...
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