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

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作者
Ludes, Bertrand [1 ]
Alcouffe, Ameline [2 ]
Tupikova, Irina [3 ]
Gerard, Patrice [2 ]
Tcheremissinoff, Yaramila [4 ,5 ]
Riberon, Alexandre [6 ]
Guilaine, Jean [7 ]
Beeching, Alain [8 ]
Crubezy, Eric [2 ,9 ]
机构
[1] Univ Paris Cite, UMR 8043, IFRAE, CNRS, F-75012 Paris, France
[2] Univ Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, CNRS, CAGT, UMR 5288,Fac Med Purpan, F-31073 Toulouse, France
[3] Lohrmann Observ, D-01219 Dresden, Germany
[4] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LAMPEA, UMR 7269, F-13094 Aix En Provence, France
[5] Inst Natl Rech Archeol Prevent INRAP, F-30900 Nimes, France
[6] Univ Toulouse, UMR 5174, EDB, CNRS,IRD, F-31062 Toulouse, France
[7] Coll France, F-75005 Paris, France
[8] Univ Lumiere Lyon 2, UMR 5133 Archeorient, F-69007 Lyon, France
[9] Inst Univ France IUF, F-75231 Paris, France
关键词
HUMAN SACRIFICE; BURIALS; EVOLUTION; CONTEXTS; FRANCE; ADULT; DOGS; AGE;
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10.1126/sciadv.adl3374
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
In the Rhone Valley's Middle Neolithic gathering site of Saint-Paul-Trois-Ch & acirc;teaux (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.
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