Variable kinship patterns in Neolithic Anatolia revealed by ancient genomes
The social organization of the first fully sedentary societies that emerged during the Neolithic
period in Southwest Asia remains enigmatic, 1 mainly because material culture studies …
period in Southwest Asia remains enigmatic, 1 mainly because material culture studies …
Prehistory of kinship
RA Bentley - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
As observed in recent centuries, the contemporary variety of kinship systems reflects
millennia of human migration, cultural inheritance, adaptation, and diversification. This …
millennia of human migration, cultural inheritance, adaptation, and diversification. This …
Bioarchaeology of Neolithic Çatalhöyük reveals fundamental transitions in health, mobility, and lifestyle in early farmers
The transition from a human diet based exclusively on wild plants and animals to one
involving dependence on domesticated plants and animals beginning 10,000 to 11,000 y …
involving dependence on domesticated plants and animals beginning 10,000 to 11,000 y …
Mobility and kinship in the world's first village societies
Around 10,000 y ago in southwest Asia, the cessation of a mobile lifestyle and the
emergence of the first village communities during the Neolithic marked a fundamental …
emergence of the first village communities during the Neolithic marked a fundamental …
New insights on commemoration of the dead through mortuary and architectural use of pigments at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey
EMJ Schotsmans, G Busacca, SC Lin, M Vasić… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The cultural use of pigments in human societies is associated with ritual activities and the
creation of social memory. Neolithic Çatalhöyük (Turkey, 7100–5950 cal BC) provides a …
creation of social memory. Neolithic Çatalhöyük (Turkey, 7100–5950 cal BC) provides a …
Scratching the surface? A histotaphonomic study of human remains at Neolithic Çatalhöyük
SD Haddow, C Mazzucato… - Archaeological and …, 2023 - Springer
Recent bioarchaeological analyses at the Neolithic Anatolian site of Çatalhöyük have
revealed considerable variation in skeletal completeness, preservation, articulation, and …
revealed considerable variation in skeletal completeness, preservation, articulation, and …
Emergence of corpse cremation during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic of the Southern Levant: A multidisciplinary study of a pyre-pit burial
Renewed excavations at the Neolithic site of Beisamoun (Upper Jordan Valley, Israel) has
resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an intentional cremation in the Near …
resulted in the discovery of the earliest occurrence of an intentional cremation in the Near …
“But some were more equal than others:” Exploring inequality at Neolithic Çatalhöyük
We explore the ways in which residents of Neolithic Çatalhöyük in Anatolia differentiated
themselves as well as the ways in which they did not. We integrate numerous data sets in …
themselves as well as the ways in which they did not. We integrate numerous data sets in …
Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of the Mycenaean Period: A biocultural analysis of human remains from the Voudeni cemetery, Achaea, Greece
I Moutafi - 2021 - torrossa.com
The first look into a Mycenaean chamber tomb, upon discovery, is breath-taking. Under the
dim light coming through the narrow tomb's stomion, the characteristic smell of soil and …
dim light coming through the narrow tomb's stomion, the characteristic smell of soil and …
Making skull cups: Butchering traces on cannibalised human skulls from five European archaeological sites
The presence of skull cups (bowls made from human calvaria) is considered evidence of the
ritualistic treatment of human bodies. These artefacts are characterised by careful …
ritualistic treatment of human bodies. These artefacts are characterised by careful …