The cultural use of pigments in human societies is associated with ritual activities and the
creation of social memory. Neolithic Çatalhöyük (Turkey, 7100–5950 cal BC) provides a …

People tend to belong to multiple social circles, which construct and reflect a person's social
identity. Group affiliation is embodied and may be expressed by personal adornment …

Identifying communal rituals in the Paleolithic is of scientific importance, as it reflects the
expression of collective identity and the maintenance of group cohesion. This study provides …

Abstract Theories of Continuing Bonds, and more recently, the Dual Process of Grieving,
have provided new ways of understanding the bereavement process, and have influenced …

The current view for the southern Levant is that wild game hunting was replaced by herd
management over the course of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B period, but there is significant …

Our research examines the extent of animal husbandry between the Early and the Late
Pottery Neolithic period in the southern Levant. Based on the faunal analysis of several …

One of the central questions of the transition from mobile hunter-gatherers to sedentary
farming communities concerns the establishment of new social structures and group …

In tropical, arid and semi-arid environments, archaeobotanical preservation is often
relatively poor and, historically, archaeobotanical extraction techniques have been …

Neolithic societies have been characterized by a long-term process of evolution in funerary
practices and shift of burial locations. Thousands of burials uncovered from different regions …

Shells found at the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site of Yiftahel reflect various aspects of the cultic,
social, and economic life at the site. Taxonomically, the assemblage is typical to sites in the …