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11,000-Year-Old Piercing Evidence at Boncuklu Tarla Reveals How Neolithic People Shaped Identity Through the Body
Boncuklu Tarla Neolithic piercing evidence from southeastern Türkiye suggests that people were modifying their bodies with lip and ear ornaments thousands of years earlier than many might expect. Piercing may seem like a modern form of self-expression, but finds from Boncuklu Tarla in Mardin reveal a much older story. At this Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement near…