# Gresky 2017: Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new form of Neolithic skull cult

> Julia Gresky, Juliane Haelm, Lee Clare, 2017. 6 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the treatment of human remains before the 2026 burials.

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# Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new form of Neolithic skull cult

Julia Gresky, Juliane Haelm, Lee Clare, 2017. _Science Advances_.

Three skull fragments with deliberate deep incisions and a drilled hole; the authors read them as skulls displayed or suspended after death.

**Göbekli Tepe** ArticleCopy of **[Three modified human skull fragments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D957B4272NW/three-modified-human-skull-fragments)** doi: **[10.1126/sciadv.1700564](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700564)** Checked against the original0

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Cited for the treatment of human remains before the 2026 burials.

## Cited by on this site 6 records

[Skulls were removed, carved and displayed; bodies were not buried on the mound.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/answers/ANS0D9576FM00A7/skulls-were-removed-carved-and-displayed-bodies-were-not)

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[Three modified human skull fragments](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/artifacts/ART0D957B4272NW/three-modified-human-skull-fragments)

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[Three modified human skull fragments: photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/copies/CPY0D957BBW7WPP/three-modified-human-skull-fragments-photo)

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[Three skull fragments with deep deliberate incisions and a drilled hole.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/evidence/EVD0D9576QE2N37/three-skull-fragments-with-deep-deliberate-incisions-and-a)

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[Göbekli Tepe](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe)

The mystery article

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[How were the dead treated at Göbekli Tepe?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gobekli-tepe/questions/QST0D956WFA3PPH/how-were-the-dead-treated-at-gobekli-tepe)

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## Cite it

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Gresky, J., Haelm, J., & Clare, L. (2017). Modified human crania from Göbekli Tepe provide evidence for a new form of Neolithic skull cult. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700564
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[Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1700564)

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