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Arkancide?
Amazing to think that this is evidemce of a murder that took place 6,500 years before the birth of Christ.
OUCH
Since they made such a fuss over his burial, he probably was a leader, and died in battle. Or, as you said, murdered. Could have been a hunting accident. But regardless, it’s pretty amazing how well-preserved the remains are.
more from Anatolia:
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/catalhuyuk/index?tab=articles
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/anatolia/index?tab=articles
;’)
Classification as murder is jumping to conclusions.
There could have been a war, it could have been self defense, it could have been accidental, it could have been an execution.
...According to the researches in 2005 it was found that Aktopraklik Mound was founded on 3 mound areas which are interrelated in terms of chronology and close to each other. The pre-analysis of the ceramics finds and building remains revealed in the area B display similarities with the period V settlement which is situated in the same region. This level was dated to 5500-5400 BC after the calibrated measurements results. Although the the settlement date in area A was not verified the similarities of the ceramic specimens found in the area B suggest a settlement that was dated to the Early Chalcolithic Age
AKTOPRAKLIK - IN THRACE - which constitutes a contact point between Anatolia and Southeastern Europe
Almost, but not quite?
His bow went off as he climbed a fence...Hunting accident!
Not impossible. Even if his remains had to be transported several day's distance back to his own village his corpse could have been put in the traditional position for burial before the journey.
It must have been interesting getting bodies into the fetal position after rigor mortis set in.
But...but....indigenous peoples all lived in perfect peace and harmony before the arrival of the Evil White Man. Right?
As posted above, he could have been positioned and then transported. They would have understood that process.
Even so it is interesting that so much can be learned about a time so long ago.
I want to be buried in the fetal position. I mean, after I’m dead.
“The arrow tip explained the cause of this Aktopraklik man’s death almost precisely,”
That, and the fact it looks like somebody smashed his head to pieces.
Dick Cheney's not that old.
I won’t even ask why.
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