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Bronze Age tomb in Turkey reveals sacrifice of teenage girls

Archaeologists have made an enigmatic discovery at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Başur Höyük in southeastern Turkey: a significantly high number of adolescent remains buried in elaborate graves...

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Bronze Age tomb in Turkey reveals sacrifice of teenage girls

Archaeologists have unearthed a high number of adolescent remains buried in graves at the Mesopotamian site of Başur Höyük in Turkey

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Daniele Neander ManciniMar 28, 2025
DA UN NUOVO STUDIO IPOTESI DI SACRIFICI UMANI NELLA BASUR HÖYUK DELLA PRIMA ETA' DEL BRONZO MESOPOTAMICA https://www.danielemancini-archeologia.it/da-un-nuovo-studio-ipotesi-di-sacrifici-umani-nella-basur-hoyuk-della-prima-eta-del-bronzo-mesopotamica/ #BasurHoyuk, #DavidWengrow, #DNAAntico, #PrimaEtàDelBronzo, #SACRIFICIUMANI, #UniversityCollegeDiLondra
DA UN NUOVO STUDIO IPOTESI DI SACRIFICI UMANI NELLA BASUR HÖYUK DELLA PRIMA ETA' DEL BRONZO MESOPOTAMICA - Daniele Mancini Archeologia

Le popolazioni dell'Età del Bronzo mesopotamica costruirono tombe di pietra ricche di corredi funerari ma la necropoli di Başur Höyük...

Daniele Mancini Archeologia
The Dead And The DecayingApr 27, 2024
The Radical Death of the 4th Millennium: Contextualising #HumanSacrifice at #BaşurHöyük
https://www.academia.edu/43095609/The_Radical_Death_of_the_4th_Millennium_Contextualising_Human_Sacrifice_at_Ba%C5%9Fur_H%C3%B6y%C3%BCk
The Radical Death of the 4th Millennium: Contextualising Human Sacrifice at Başur Höyük

This paper focuses on the biological evidence for funerary ritual and construction of meaning through burial practice at the site of Başur Höyük, in the Upper Tigris region of southeastern Turkey. The site itself is of considerable interest; it is a