Posted on 12/10/2010 9:16:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv
"This tomb of a man in his 30s from the early Chalcolithic period did not seem unusual at first glance. He was buried in accordance with the burial traditions of the period. ... On closer examination of the skeleton, we discovered a deep arrow wound in the bottom of his spine," paleoanthropologist Songül Alpaslan Roodenberg from the excavation team told the Anatolia news agency. "The arrow tip explained the cause of this Aktopraklik man's death almost precisely," she said...
Adding that it is very probable that the man died quickly due to excessive bleeding, the paleoanthropologist said: "it seems that he was injured not far from the village and was taken back to the village shortly after he died. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to be buried in the traditional fetal position. "Although it is hard to tell whether the man was a warrior, hunter or just a peasant, this finding will certainly attract attention in the near future," she added.
Roodenberg also noted that the tumulus, whose history stretches back to about 8,500 years ago, is one of the earliest farming villages. Nearly 60 tombs have been discovered during excavations at the ancient site, which were launched seven years ago with the support of the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality. The tombs are from the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods.
"Rites for burying the dead give us clues about the belief systems of prehistoric people. Details including the shape of the tombs, the way the bodies are positioned or objects buried near the dead reveal much information," she added.
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Well, it looks comfortable.
We started out life in that position. Might as well end in it as well.
In the but?
6500 BC? By an arrow???
Huaaaarhhhhh... Huarrrhhhhggg... Haaaaaarrrrrrggghhh... (laughing my but to hell...)
That was my first thought exactly when I read that this village buried all of its dead that way (at least in the ~60 tombs excavated so far). This burial position tells me that those ancient people were thoughtful and civilized.
Yeah.......In 6,500 years, some budding young archeaologist will dig you up and exclaim," Hey Maw, look what I found in the back yard".
No, It was Chicagoside. Hitlery brought that practice from her hometown (Chicago) to Arkansas.
Must have been Gay Cupid.
:’) That damage is post-mortem.
My first thought was he knew where the BC was and was eliminated.
Never mind.
Thanks Fred Nerks!
Thanks! :’)
Also, rigor passes, and the muscles become limp again.
No evidence it was murder. Only that it could of been a homicide.
LOL!
Thoughtful and civilized enough to kill each other with advanced weaponry. ;-) (just kidding)
They probably knew more about honor than most people alive today.
That's what they all say.
": )
Unequivercal.
We’ll know for sure if an empty bottle of headache remedy is found under the body.
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