Tomb full of 'foreign objects' 10,000 years: A breakthrough in human evolution

An elaborate tomb built 10,000 years ago, inside with the remains of a newborn baby girl and a strange number of treasures is considered a major breakthrough for archeology.

The tomb was discovered in the Arma Veirana cave (Northwest Italy) in early 2017 and has been studied in detail over the years. In a report just published in Scientific Reports, the tomb marks a breakthrough in human evolution.

Archaeologists at the scene

The customary burial of the dead is a great step forward in human culture, burying a newborn baby is even more special, showing the awareness of the Paleolithic people that have been significantly "enhanced". told, according to Phys.org.

The tomb is clearly very elaborate. The young girl was laid to rest with a variety of strange burial items: 60 crafted seashells, perforated to be chained, 4 pendants also made of shells, an eagle owl nail - most likely carrying a some symbolic meaning.

According to paleontologists Jamie Hodgkins and Caley Orr from the University of Colorado in Denver (USA) who led the study, the items were made with great care and precision. All of them have a lot of wear and tear indicating they are heirloom items.

Unique burial items in the tomb

For her time, it was a huge treasure, showing that she was seen as a member of the family, loved and mourned, not simply buried in the way the others were. More ancient people buried stillborn babies.

According to Ancient Origins, they found the girl's teeth - named Neve - and dated her with a radiocarbon isotope, showing that she lived to 8,000 BC, while a DNA sample from the bone showed that it was a girl.