Landslides may have swept human remains into Göbekli Tepe

News from Science reports that an analysis of the site’s first intact burials suggests landslides may have mixed human remains with debris from collapsed structures.

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Bones link 10,000-year-old temple complex to a village, not a ‘skull cult’
Landslides, not rituals, may have scattered skulls and bones at Turkey’s famed Göbekli Tepe site

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Hundreds of bone and skull fragments found around the 10,000-year-old complex led early excavators to suggest a “skull cult” or a temple where people left the dead for birds. News from Science reports that an analysis of the site’s first intact burials offers another possibility: landslides may have swept remains into the site alongside collapsed debris.

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