DNA study of Bronze Age tombs in Turkey reveals teenage human sacrifices, challenging ideas about early Mesopotamian society.

Şıldak says that its decorations are unlike others found at ancient tombs in Turkey. Per Anatolian Archaeology, ancient rock tombs found in Şanlıurfa usually date to the late Hittite and Roman ...

Eight human sacrifices were found at the entrance to this tomb, which held the remains of ... Previously, it was thought to be a king-led hierarchical society, but these burials hint at a more ...