Artifacts some
7,700 years old
found at Aktopraklik,
a Neolithic village in
northwestern Turkey,
offer clues to the early
days of agriculture.
A ceramic sherd bear-
ing an image of wheat
(1) and a grindstone (2)
testify to grain farming.
A terra-cotta statuette
of a woman (3) may
symbolize fertility.
DNA extracted from
the skulls (4) of people
buried here has helped
researchers trace the
spread of early farmers
into Europe.
BURSA CITY MUSEUM, TURKEY1
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