Ancient funeral feast unearthed

BBC News - Wed 1 Sep 10

The remains of a huge 12,000 year old feast have been found in a cave in Northern Israel.

Did Our Feasting Rituals Get Their Start 12,000 Years Ago?

TIME - Wed 1 Sep 10

Just when did early humans start to have feasts? New findings may have answered that question

Have Archaeologists Found Evidence of an Ancient Funeral Feast?

Discover Magazine - Tue 31 Aug 10

People come together for ceremonial feasts. They do it now, they did it a ...

Remains of 12,000 year old banquet found

The Independent - Tue 31 Aug 10

Humans were organising mass banquets to foster community spirit 12,000 years ago, scientists learned.

Communal feasts date back 12,000 years

ABC Science - Tue 31 Aug 10

Community feasts were probably a common occurrence among early humans, possibly predating the advent of agriculture, according to a new study.

Big eats from a 12,000-year-old burial

ScienceNews - Mon 30 Aug 10

Communal feasting may have existed prior to farming's invention

Big Eats From a 12,000-Year-Old Burial, U.S. News - Tue 31 Aug 10

First clear evidence of feasting in early humans

Phys.org - Mon 30 Aug 10

Community feasting is one of the most universal and important social behaviors found among humans. Now, scientists have found the earliest clear evidence of organized feasting, from a burial ...

First clear evidence of organized feasting by early humans, ScienceDaily - Tue 31 Aug 10
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Humans 'held mass banquets 12,000 years ago to build community spirit'

Daily Mail - Wed 1 Sep 10

A team excavating a burial cave in Galilee, northern Israel, uncovered the remains of at least 71 tortoises and three wild cattle.

Ancient Sorcerer's "Wake" Was First Feast for the Dead?

National Geographic - Mon 30 Aug 10

Packed with tortoise "leftovers," the earliest known shaman's burial hints that the first villagers made peace by partying. Shamanism - WoW.com - Video Games - Games - Roleplaying

Remains of Ancient Feast to Honor Dead Shaman Discovered

Livescience - Mon 30 Aug 10

Feasts may have helped pre-Neolithic peoples bond.

World?s First Community Discovered

Laboratory Equipment - Wed 1 Sep 10

There is new evidence that nearly 12,000 years ago feasts were used to celebrate burial of the dead, bringing about the world's first established communities.

First human communities may have originated from funeral feasts

Science a Go Go - Tue 31 Aug 10

Scientists working at a 12,000 year-old archeological site in Israel say they have evidence that ancient feasts to celebrate the burial of the dead brought about the world's first established ...

Signs of ancient feasting uncovered

UPI - Mon 30 Aug 10

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Communal feasting on significant occasions goes back in human history at least 12,000 years, say researchers investigating an ancient burial site in Israel. ...

Communal Feasting Pre-dates Agriculture: Study

RedOrbit - Tue 31 Aug 10

Scientists have found clear evidence at an ancient burial cave in Israel that community feasts took place some 12,000 years ago, before the advent of agriculture, according to a study published ...

Feasts at a funeral

R&D Mag - Mon 30 Aug 10

A University of Connecticut (UConn) anthropologist says there is new evidence that nearly 12,000 years ago, feasts were used to celebrate burial of the dead, bringing about the world's first ...

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Feasts at a funeral, Science Blog - Mon 30 Aug 10
Feasts at a funeral, Eurekalert - Mon 30 Aug 10