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 …

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 …

The transition to agriculture-based economies and sedentary lifeways during the Neolithic
brought significant changes in oral health and diet. Despite the influence of physiological …

Tepecik-Çiftlik, a Neolithic settlement located in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia,
within the boundaries of Niğde province in modern Türkiye is crucial for helping us to better …

To investigate dietary habits in the Neolithic (6800 to 6100 cal. BC) population of Tepecik-
Çiftlik in the Cappadocia region of Anatolia, the bulk bone collagen of 19 adult individuals …

Most societies view infants and partially children, up to a certain age, as not fully human
beings and/or persons. This paper takes a longue durée perspective to examine built …

The Robebus Chapel at Mount Nebo was revealed in 1981 and its crypts excavated from
2007 to 2011. The earliest interments were supine and articulated, while the bones of later …

Plastered skulls were one of the most prominent phenomena in Southwest Asia during the
Neolithic period. These cult objects observed in Anatolia and the Levant are of particular …

Several studies have demonstrated mechanical loading to be associated with activity
patterns such as human subsistence strategies and to generate an adaptive response in …

Intricate post-mortem rituals, often termed “skull cults,” that emerged in the Near East during
the Early Holocene (circa 12,000-8,000 BP), played a pivotal role in fostering social …