Commemorating the dead, Neolithic style
A re-examination of decorated skulls contradicts traditional assumptions about ancestor worship
By Michelle Bonogofsky
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
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A reinterpretation of Neolithic plastered skulls from Jordan, Syria, Israel and Turkey is changing the way scholars think about cult, death and the afterlife in the Neolithic and the ancient Middle East.
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