12,000-year-old Göbeklitepe burials explain scattered bones

(archaeologymag.com)

40 points | by yusufaytas 3 days ago ago

5 comments

  • MadrasTh0rn 38 minutes ago

    Was subfloor burial common in Neolithic?

  • itopaloglu83 an hour ago

    Some people were quick to jump on the gun and call it a human sacrifice site, I’m glad that they’re all proven wrong now.

    • tastyfreeze an hour ago

      The phrase is "jump the gun" or "jumped the gun" as in a fault start in a race started with a gun.

    • hinkley 33 minutes ago

      I always thought that 'ceremonial room' looked more like a sauna than a sacrificial pit. It reminded me of the Roman ruins at Bath more than anything else.

  • jamesforestwest an hour ago

    That's a much less romantic explanation than the skull cult stuff