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Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls
Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a ...
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Signs of Human Sacrifices in Bronze Age Tomb Found in Turkey Puzzles Scientists
DNA study of Bronze Age tombs in Turkey reveals teenage human sacrifices, challenging ideas about early Mesopotamian society.
Ritualistic burials of teenagers — 5,000 years old — found in Turkey. Who were they?
The area of modern-day Turkey during the Bronze Age was understood to be a “small-scale ... When the burials were first ...
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Ancient 'Hunger Games'? Brutal youth sacrifice rituals found in Bronze Age Turkey
Recent excavations at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age settlement dating to around 3300 BCE, uncovered royal burial tombs that contained burial items and evidence of human sacrifice. Researchers ...
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Ritualistic burials of teenagers — 5,000 years old — found in Turkey. Who were they?
The area of modern-day Turkey during the Bronze Age was understood to be a ... archaeologists thought they may have belonged to young royals who then sacrificed their attendants.