Mass cannibalism in the Linear Pottery Culture at Herxheim (Palatinate, Germany) - HAL-SHS - Sciences de l'Homme et de la Société
Journal Articles Antiquity Year : 2009

Mass cannibalism in the Linear Pottery Culture at Herxheim (Palatinate, Germany)

Abstract

The Early Neolithic central place at Herxheim is defined by a perimeter of elongated pits containing fragments of human bone, together with pottery imported from areas several hundred kilometres distant. This article offers a context for the centre, advancing strong evidence that the site was dedicated to ritual activities in which cannibalism played an important part

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halshs-00446157 , version 1 (12-01-2010)

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Bruno Boulestin, Andrea Zeeb-Lanz, Christian Jeunesse, Fabian Haack, Rose-Marie Arbogast, et al.. Mass cannibalism in the Linear Pottery Culture at Herxheim (Palatinate, Germany). Antiquity, 2009, 83 (83), pp.968_982. ⟨10.1017/S0003598X00099282⟩. ⟨halshs-00446157⟩
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