Neolithic burials

Eight Infant Skeletons Found Beside Çatalhöyük’s “House of the Dead” Raise a Neolithic Mystery

Eight infant skeletons found beside Çatalhöyük’s “House of the Dead” are raising new questions about how the Neolithic community treated its youngest dead. Preliminary examination…

9,000-Year-Old Reed Mat from Iran Reveals How Neolithic Homes Were Floored

A 9,000-year-old reed mat from Ali Kosh in western Iran preserves direct evidence of how one of the region’s earliest village communities prepared the floors…