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In life, as in death, scientists suspect the early Neolithic woman was 'one with' the animals that used to roam the banks of the Tigris River.Her grave is a veritable menagerie of local fauna.
"This finding provokes the idea that the early sedentary people at Çemka Höyük classified the animals in their environment and attributed different meanings to them,""It could be therefore assumed that the woman buried here, had a special connection with this mythical world." The aurochs bones and the limestone slabs, they add,"should ensure that she is not returning from the dead."
Even if the animal was slaughtered as part of a funerary feast, however, it's curious that the meat-bearing parts are missing from the grave. The bones appear to be specifically chosen for spiritual purposes.
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