An international team with participation of the University of Bern provides new insights about how the inhabitants of the “oldest city in the world” in Çatalhöyük (Turkey) buried their dead. Their bones were partially painted, excavated several times and reburied. The findings provide insight into the burial rituals of a fascinating society that lived 9,000 years ago.
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Source: Phys.org