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Neolithic culture was less sexist than previously thought — according to researchers’ shocking finds at burial sites
Neolithic society was more egalitarian than ... BC — considered by anthropologists to be part of the Linear Pottery Culture — had no discernable social stratification and equal opportunity ...
Neolithic people in Denmark sacrificed ‘sun stones’ after climate cataclysm, scientists say
Sacrifices of “sun stones” occurred around the same time a volcanic eruption in 2900 BC dimmed the sun throughout Northern ...
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An ancient volcano blotted out the sun, killing crops. People likely reacted by making "sun stones"
“Neolithic societies relied on the sun for ... decline of the so-called Funnel Beaker tradition in European Neolithic culture, or the era in which the pottery-using hunter-gatherers in the ...
Smithsonian Magazine22d
Neolithic Farmers May Have Buried These Mysterious Stones to Bring Back the Sun After a Volcanic Eruption
They suspect they were left by members of the Funnel Beaker culture, a group of farmers known to have inhabited the island. Initially, researchers thought Neolithic farmers might have buried the ...
La Brújula Verde11d
The Tomb of a Neolithic Shaman Woman from 10,000 Years Ago Who Had Six Fingers on Her Left Hand, Found in the Hills of Jerusalem
A recent study published in the journal ‘Atiqot has revealed the discovery of an exceptional tomb at the Motza archaeological ...
The Jerusalem Post on MSN8d
Excavation near Jerusalem finds 9,000-year-old six-fingered Neolithic shaman woman
The woman had six fingers on her left hand, a characteristic that in ancient cultures was often interpreted as a sign of ...
Neolithic Europeans sacrificed stones to beg the sun to return
According to the team, there is a high chance that a connection exists between the volcanic eruption, the subsequent changes in climate, and the ritual sun stone sacrifices. In addition to a ...
Science Daily29d
Volcanic eruption caused Neolithic people to sacrifice unique 'sun stones'
Major cultural changes As if an acute climate deterioration around 2,900 BC was not enough, Northern European Neolithic cultures were also affected by other disasters; New DNA studies of human ...
Phys.org29d
Volcanic eruptions linked to Neolithic 'sun stone' sacrifices in Denmark
About 4,900 years ago, a Neolithic people on the Danish island ... The so-called Funnel Beaker Culture, which had been dominant until about 5,000 years ago with its characteristic ceramics and ...
Global Times21d
Neolithic lakeside site unearthed in Xizang provides the first evidence of a ‘historical origin’ in central Xizang’s prehistoric culture
the 'Mabucuo Culture.' This discovery is another milestone in the field of Neolithic archaeology in Xizang, following the Karuo and Qugong sites," Xia noted. "The site provides us with a practical ...