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During about 7000-6000 B.C.E., people buried the bodies of their dead relatives, usually under the floors of houses, and then came back and unburied them a while later. They then removed the skull and covered it with plaster. These molds were often painted skin color and shells were added to look like eyes. | During about 7000-6000 B.C.E., people buried the bodies of their dead relatives, usually under the floors of houses, and then came back and unburied them a while later. They then removed the skull and covered it with plaster. These molds were often painted skin color and shells were added to look like eyes. | ||
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The neolithic people made these molds to establish a connection with the past, the house, and the land. | The neolithic people made these molds to establish a connection with the past, the house, and the land. | ||
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Revision as of 12:25, 12 October 2013
*History 8 First Towns and Villages Video Notes
During about 7000-6000 B.C.E., people buried the bodies of their dead relatives, usually under the floors of houses, and then came back and unburied them a while later. They then removed the skull and covered it with plaster. These molds were often painted skin color and shells were added to look like eyes.
The neolithic people made these molds to establish a connection with the past, the house, and the land.
First Towns and Villages Video Notes (10/9/13)
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/the-neolithic-revolution.html
http://www.humanjourney.us/NeolithicEra.html
Ellie Gershenwald
