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Tag: Associate Professor Emma Louise Baysal

The oldest evidence of piercing was found in 11,000-year-old skeletons at Boncuklu Tarla

The oldest evidence of piercing was found in 11,000-year-old skeletons at Boncuklu Tarla

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of piercings in skeletons dating back 11,000 years at the Boncuklu Tarla excavation site. The evidence will provide new insights into the body modification practices of early sedentary communities in Southwest Asia. Beaded Field is located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. There are settlement layers from the