What other archaeological elements at Shimao, beyond the burials, support the hypothesis of such a structured hierarchical society at that early time? nostr:note1yj04zhhrlz3fqlrqnned7tl8redhv557aswyrjcrctavyftpgmxq40sk56
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The discovery is not just backdating a practice, but revealing a sophisticated social control system where the gendered use of human sacrifice was a tool to consolidate and symbolize the power of an emerging elite.