4,500 year old male skeleton found in northern Turkey
Archaeologists uncovered a 4,500-year-old male skeleton adorned with jewelry in the northern Turkish province of Çorum (Greek Euchaneia).
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From the baked clay and metal gifts found in the grave site, archaeologists found out that the settlement's 300 residents were skilled in agriculture and mining.
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Burial sites yield important insights into the culture of a people, from religious beliefs to fashion sense, explained Director of Excavation, Ankara University Professor Tayfun Yıldırım to Anadolu Agency.
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The town of Resuloğlu is 50 kilometers from Alacahöyük, another Neolithic and Hittite site where the earliest examples of copper and stone tools were discovered.
Systematic excavation of the royal tombs at Alacahöyük and Resuloğlu began in 2003.
Source: Daily Sabah [October 10, 2017]
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