It sat on a museum shelf for nearly twenty years, unseen, mistaken for something far more common. But now a closer look at a tiny, worn tooth is giving a remarkable glimpse into how Neolithic people in the Balkans may have remembered, and perhaps even honored, the dead, states an archaeology report by Phys Org.

Un equipo de arqueólogos logró identificar en la región de Jablanica una pieza elaborada a partir de un canino extraído tras la muerte de un adulto durante el Neolítico tardío. El…

It sat on a museum shelf for nearly twenty years, unseen, mistaken for something far more common. But now a closer look at a tiny, worn tooth is giving a remarkable glimpse into…