Multimedia Release 30-Jun-2017

In Turkey, Carved Skulls Provide the First Evidence of a Neolithic "Skull Cult" (8 of 8)

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

In Turkey, Carved Skulls Provide the First Evidence of a Neolithic "Skull Cult" (8 of 8) — image: Schematic drawings of Göbekli Tepe skulls. Gray, preserved elements; red, modifications. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 28, 2017, issue of *Science Advances*, published by AAAS. The paper, by J. Greskyat German Archaeological Institute in Berlin, Germany, and colleagues was titled, 'Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new form of Neolithic skull cult.' view more

Credit: [Credit: Julia Gresky, Juliane Haelm, DAI.]

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