Ancient Architects | Mysterious 12,000-YEAR-OLD Natufian ‘Shaman’ Burial Discovery @AncientArchitects | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
The Natufians were a Late Epi-Paleolithic culture, who occupied the Levant in Western Asia from around 15,000 to 11,500 years ago.
It was a culture that were developing new skills and practices, it was a time of real socioeconomic change, as the Natufians were laying the groundwork for what was to come next in the Neolithic. It was the transition period from foraging to farming.
The Natufian people were great builders. They were artists and tool makers, had a microlithic industry, and made everyday implements by working various types of stone, from hard basalt to soft limestone and siltstone.
They also buried their dead. So far, in total more than 400 Natufian burials have been found and excavated, and we can see that this culture marks significant change in human burial practices.
And the burial site being discussed today is completely unique. Nothing else from the Natufian culture is similar, and there is nothing like it in the preceding Palaeolithic Period.
In this video we're looking at the grave of what experts call a Natufian shaman, a woman who was buried with some truly amazing grave goods, and who must have held an important position in the Natufian culture, 12,000 years ago.
All images are taken from Google Images, Google Earth and the below sources for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Who are the Natufians?
3:03 Hilazon Tachtit Burials
4:46 Natufian Archaeological Site
5:34 Pit Burials at Hilazon Tachtit
6:36 The Stone Structures
7:07 The 12,000-Year-Old Shaman's Grave
7:59 The Age and Size of the Woman
8:56 The Shaman's Incredible Grave Goods
10:13 Tortoises to the Natufians
11:24 A Unique Burial
13:08 The Burial is a Shaman
14:36 More Observations
15:15 Concluding Remarks
Sources:
pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806030105
nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/100830-first-feast-science-proceedings-israel-shaman-sorcerer-tortoise
novoscriptorium.com/2019/08/16/shubayqa-1-jordan-evidence-of-bread-production-before-14400-years
researchgate.net/publication/46095462_Early_Evidence_ca_12000_BP_for_Feasting_at_a_Burial_Cave_in_Israel
timesofisrael.com/12000-year-old-grave-of-shaman-woman-unearthed-in-galilee
milelvenihal.org/haber-yorum/hilazon-tachtit-magarasi
cbsnews.com/pictures/scenes-from-a-12000-year-old-feast
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416519300820
researchgate.net/publication/23448783_A_12000-year-old_Shaman_Burial_from_the_Southern_Levant_Israel
researchgate.net/publication/327460172_Burials_Paleolithic
https://leoregrosman.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/leore.grosman/files/grosman_and_belfer-cohen_2022.pdf
#Natufians #ancientarchitects #prehistory
The Natufians were a Late Epi-Paleolithic culture, who occupied the Levant in Western Asia from around 15,000 to 11,500 years ago.
It was a culture that were developing new skills and practices, it was a time of real socioeconomic change, as the Natufians were laying the groundwork for what was to come next in the Neolithic. It was the transition period from foraging to farming.
The Natufian people were great builders. They were artists and tool makers, had a microlithic industry, and made everyday implements by working various types of stone, from hard basalt to soft limestone and siltstone.
They also buried their dead. So far, in total more than 400 Natufian burials have been found and excavated, and we can see that this culture marks significant change in human burial practices.
And the burial site being discussed today is completely unique. Nothing else from the Natufian culture is similar, and there is nothing like it in the preceding Palaeolithic Period.
In this video we're looking at the grave of what experts call a Natufian shaman, a woman who was buried with some truly amazing grave goods, and who must have held an important position in the Natufian culture, 12,000 years ago.
All images are taken from Google Images, Google Earth and the below sources for educational purposes only. Please subscribe to Ancient Architects, Like the video, and please leave a comment below. Thank you.
Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Who are the Natufians?
3:03 Hilazon Tachtit Burials
4:46 Natufian Archaeological Site
5:34 Pit Burials at Hilazon Tachtit
6:36 The Stone Structures
7:07 The 12,000-Year-Old Shaman's Grave
7:59 The Age and Size of the Woman
8:56 The Shaman's Incredible Grave Goods
10:13 Tortoises to the Natufians
11:24 A Unique Burial
13:08 The Burial is a Shaman
14:36 More Observations
15:15 Concluding Remarks
Sources:
pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806030105
nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/100830-first-feast-science-proceedings-israel-shaman-sorcerer-tortoise
novoscriptorium.com/2019/08/16/shubayqa-1-jordan-evidence-of-bread-production-before-14400-years
researchgate.net/publication/46095462_Early_Evidence_ca_12000_BP_for_Feasting_at_a_Burial_Cave_in_Israel
timesofisrael.com/12000-year-old-grave-of-shaman-woman-unearthed-in-galilee
milelvenihal.org/haber-yorum/hilazon-tachtit-magarasi
cbsnews.com/pictures/scenes-from-a-12000-year-old-feast
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278416519300820
researchgate.net/publication/23448783_A_12000-year-old_Shaman_Burial_from_the_Southern_Levant_Israel
researchgate.net/publication/327460172_Burials_Paleolithic
https://leoregrosman.huji.ac.il/sites/default/files/leore.grosman/files/grosman_and_belfer-cohen_2022.pdf
#Natufians #ancientarchitects #prehistory
