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A ritual murder shaped the Early and Middle Neolithic across Central and Southern Europe

Published:2024-04-12 Issue:15 Volume:10 Page:
ISSN:2375-2548
Container-title:Science Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:Sci. Adv.

Author:

Ludes Bertrand¹^ORCID,Alcouffe Ameline²^ORCID,Tupikova Irina³,Gérard Patrice²^ORCID,Tchérémissinoff Yaramila⁴⁵^ORCID,Ribéron Alexandre⁶^ORCID,Guilaine Jean⁷,Beeching Alain⁸,Crubézy Eric²⁹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. UMR 8043, IFRAE, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Paris 75012, France.

2. UMR 5288, CAGT, Faculté de Médecine Purpan, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, CNRS, Toulouse 31073, France.

3. Lohrmann Observatory, Dresden 01219, Germany.

4. UMR 7269, LAMPEA, Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Aix-en-Provence 13094, France.

5. Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives INRAP, Nîmes 30900, France.

6. UMR 5174, EDB, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, Toulouse 31062, France.

7. Collège de France, Paris 75005, France.

8. UMR 5133, Archéorient, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Lyon 69007, France.

9. Institut Universitaire de France IUF, Paris 75231, France.

Abstract

In the Rhône Valley’s Middle Neolithic gathering site of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (France), the positioning of two females within a structure aligned with the solstices is atypical. Their placement (back and prone) under the overhang of a silo in front of a third in a central position suggests a ritualized form of homicidal ligature strangulation. The first occurrence dates back to the Mesolithic, and it is from the Early Neolithic of Central Europe that the practice expands, becoming a sacrificial rite associated with an agricultural context in the Middle Neolithic. Examining 20 cases from 14 sites spanning nearly two millennia from Eastern Europe to Catalonia reveals the evolution of this ritual murder practice.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Link

https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.adl3374

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