History Again

Some say that history is stagnant. That could not be farther from the truth. History does, in fact, keep changing--or at least the modern perception of history keeps changing with research advances. Recently archaeologists, digging around on two different parts of the globe, contributed to our understanding of ancient peoples. In Turkey the earliest evidence (8th century BCE) of the theological idea of the soul was uncovered in the form of a grave stele. Etched in the stone is an indication that there was thought of an afterlife and the soul within that afterlife. In Germany archaeologists discovered the earliest evidence (4600 years ago) of family structure in that area. Grave sites revealed that families (mother, father, and children) were buried together after being killed in what was probably a violent attack. Study of the teeth showed that the women were leaving their own family group to join that of their husband's (or whatever the equivalent of a mate was called at that time).