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Humans used ceremonial sounds at funerals 15000 years ago
Humans ancestors living in modern-day Israel about 15,000 years ago used ceremonial sounds to summon the community together at funerals, much like church bells, scientists have found. They decorated graves with flowers, held ceremonial meals before their funerals and now a new study shows the Natufians who lived 15,000-11,500 years ago also created massive mortars that were used to pound food at their burial ceremonies.
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Jerusalem: Humans ancestors living in modern-day Israel about 15,000 years ago used ceremonial sounds to summon the community together at funerals, much like church bells, scientists have found. They decorated graves with flowers, held ceremonial meals before their funerals and now a new study shows the Natufians who lived 15,000-11,500 years ago also created massive mortars that were used to pound food at their burial ceremonies.
The pounding sound of these large mortars informed the members of the community that a ceremony was underway. The Natufians were among the first humans to abandon the nomadic lifestyle and settle in permanent communities, including the construction of buildings with stone foundations, researchers said. It is even possible that they engaged in initial forms of cultivation.
They were also among the first human cultures that established cemeteries - defined areas in wish burial took place over generations, in contrast to the random burial seen in more ancient cultures, they said. They were the first to pad their graves with flowers and leaves, and researchers from the University of Haifa have recently found evidence of large banquets held by the Natufians during funerals and commemorative ceremonies.
