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New Study Reveals Neandertals Targeted Outsider Women in Ritual Cannibalism
A newly published study has reshaped our understanding of one of Europe’s most intriguing Neandertal assemblages. Human remains unearthed in the Troisième caverne of Goyet in Belgium—dated to between 41,000 and 45,000 years ago—do not fit the demographic profile expected from a natural death assemblage.Instead, the bones speak of selection: non-local, gracile adult and adolescent…
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Ancient Teeth Reveal How the World’s First Farmers Built Inclusive Villages 10,000 Years Ago
A groundbreaking isotopic study of Neolithic teeth unearthed in Syria has revealed how the world’s first farming villagers formed stable, inclusive communities more than 10,000 years ago—showing that women often moved between settlements while men stayed rooted in their birthplace. Archaeologists analyzing the chemical composition of 71 human teeth from five Neolithic sites across modern-day…