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Göbeklitepe burials solve mystery of scattered bones
Original: 12,000-year-old Göbeklitepe burials explain scattered bones
Archaeologists report that newly identified burial practices at the 12,000-year-old Göbeklitepe site in Turkey explain why hundreds of scattered human bones have been found there. The findings suggest deliberate funerary rituals rather than random disposal, reshaping understanding of how the site's ancient inhabitants treated their dead.
Why now: New archaeological findings at one of the world's oldest known temple sites are drawing wide interest.
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