'Oldest Brain' In The World Discovered

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Monday, May 30, 2011, 16:54

An ancient archeology has been discovered by the scientists, that dates back to 6,000 years. The discovery was done in an Amenian cave that overlooks the southeastern Armenia's Arpa River, which is situated at the border of Iran.

The three skulls were uncovered from separate niche the three-cambered, 600 square meter cave. He anatomical analysis claims that the skulls belong to 12-14 year old girls, that was conducted individually by three different biological anthropologists.

Gregory Areshian of the University of California, Los Angeles, identified fracture on two of the skulls, that were striked by blows from a club that could have been a part of a ritual ceremony.

One of the three such skulls managed to preserve a partially preserved brain, "This is the oldest known archeology from the Old World," Areshian said. Europe, Asia, Africa and surrounding islands make the part of the Old World.

The 'oldest brain' in the world has preserved blood vessels on its surface, along with some red blood cells extracted from the hardy vessels for study.

The cave also provided with some valuable knowledge about the cultures of modern civilizations like wine making enterprise and an array of culturally diverse pottery. Areshian also revealed that a wide veriety of Copper Age artifacts that belong to the culture existing around 6,200 and 5,900 years ago. He also pointed out that the major cultural developments took place during the Copper Age around Southern Iraq, also known as the 'cradle of civilization'.

"This is exciting work," said Rana Ozbal of Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. The latest excavations have pushed back the cultural activity in the present Armenia by over 800 years.

The culture from that particular area also boasts of trade networks that extended to Near East. The other items uncovered include metal knives, seeds from more than 30 types of fruit, remains of dozens of cereal species, rope, cloth, straw, grass, reeds and dried grapes and prunes.