Ancient Content

Ancient Content

ARCHAEOLOGY

9,000-Year-Old Plastered Skulls and Neolithic Memory

Around 9,000 years ago, Neolithic communities in the Levant exhumed human skulls, covered them with plaster, and remodeled their faces.

Ancient Content's avatar
Ancient Content
Jun 14, 2026
∙ Paid
The plastered skulls are facing west
The plastered skulls are facing west (L4187, open area 402).

One of the important examples comes from Yiftahel in the Lower Galilee, in present-day Israel. Archaeologists recovered three plastered sku…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Ancient Content.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Ancient Content · Publisher Privacy ∙ Publisher Terms
Substack · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture