Andrew Curry
@andrewcurry.com
Journalist covering archaeology, science, culture, politics, business, and cycling. When not on my bike, I'm found most often in Science, National Geographic & Archaeology. WahlBerliner, on Signal at andrewcurry.01 More at andrewcurry.com
Thank you for reading! The walls are totally baffling. Rick Shulting suggested a parallel in Pacific Coast societies, where different clans might occupy the same village and build palisades around individual longhouses as protection against enemy clan members coming from neighboring settlements.
This is such a well written and crazy fascinating article.
What were the doomed neighbors doing while the other 2 painstakingly built a wall around them over a pretty long time? Sat & watched? Held captive by the other 2 neighbors tho their manpower was spread thin building the wall?
Humans suck
What were the doomed neighbors doing while the other 2 painstakingly built a wall around them over a pretty long time? Sat & watched? Held captive by the other 2 neighbors tho their manpower was spread thin building the wall?
Humans suck
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Thank you for reading! The walls are totally baffling. Rick Shulting suggested a parallel in Pacific Coast societies, where different clans might occupy the same village and build palisades around individual longhouses as protection against enemy clan members coming from neighboring settlements.
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A very interesting site! However, it should be noted that there is also evidence of continuity between the Linear Pottery culture 🏺and the Post-LBK period in certain regions of Central Europe. It is evidence of crisis that makes headlines, not evidence of continuity.
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A very interesting site! However, it should be noted that there is also evidence of continuity between the Linear Pottery culture 🏺and the Post-LBK period in certain regions of Central Europe. It is evidence of crisis that makes headlines, not evidence of continuity.
But will they be willing to pay for it? An existential question I think a lot about these days.
Media of all kinds and the internet is already an overflowing bilge of immediacy and unreliability, but what people need now, and will become ever-more-precious, is trustworthy, clear information : news yes, but also how our world works, what happened in the past, *how we know* these things.
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
But will they be willing to pay for it? An existential question I think a lot about these days.
When my kid was little, he asked me over and over for "that song where you can get all the things that you want if you try hard." Took me a few confused days to realize it was a Jimmy Cliff request.
RIP, Jimmy.
RIP, Jimmy.
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When my kid was little, he asked me over and over for "that song where you can get all the things that you want if you try hard." Took me a few confused days to realize it was a Jimmy Cliff request.
RIP, Jimmy.
RIP, Jimmy.
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"Then something went terribly wrong. Vráble and other mass graves across Europe attest to a wave of brutality around 5000 B.C.E., about the same time as hundreds of LBK settlements across the continent abruptly vanished."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"Then something went terribly wrong. Vráble and other mass graves across Europe attest to a wave of brutality around 5000 B.C.E., about the same time as hundreds of LBK settlements across the continent abruptly vanished."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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End times 7000 ya 💥. I quite like the cycle...:
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
End times 7000 ya 💥. I quite like the cycle...:
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Brin, "Startide Rising" is amazing
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Brin, "Startide Rising" is amazing
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Seven thousand years ago, the LBK culture brought agriculture to Central Europe. 400 years later, it devolved into what's looking more and more like a cannibalistic death cult. www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Seven thousand years ago, the LBK culture brought agriculture to Central Europe. 400 years later, it devolved into what's looking more and more like a cannibalistic death cult. www.science.org/content/arti...
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A wave of mass brutality accompanied the vanishing of the first pan-European culture [via Science.org] 🧪🥼🦴⚔️💀🌽
"each new LBK #massacre site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest [] #brutal practices"
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ancient #farming #Europe
"each new LBK #massacre site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest [] #brutal practices"
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ancient #farming #Europe
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A wave of mass brutality accompanied the vanishing of the first pan-European culture [via Science.org] 🧪🥼🦴⚔️💀🌽
"each new LBK #massacre site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest [] #brutal practices"
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ancient #farming #Europe
"each new LBK #massacre site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest [] #brutal practices"
www.science.org/content/arti...
#ancient #farming #Europe
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Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture ⛏️☠️ www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Archaeologists find evidence that a wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture ⛏️☠️ www.science.org/content/arti...
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fascinating and disturbing
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
fascinating and disturbing
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We can reconstruct the environment but humans are truly unpredictable...
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We can reconstruct the environment but humans are truly unpredictable...
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“If conflict was a regular part of LBK life, the graves should appear throughout the culture’s […]span instead of only at the very end. And each new LBK […] site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest some[…] brutal practices, not competition for land or mates.”
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
“If conflict was a regular part of LBK life, the graves should appear throughout the culture’s […]span instead of only at the very end. And each new LBK […] site seems to have its own distinct character and particular details that suggest some[…] brutal practices, not competition for land or mates.”
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My favourite part of this ancient Assyrian letter to an ancient Assyrian goldsmith, is the last bit where the writer basically declares that the “house where they purify silver” absolutely does not pass the vibe check.
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
November 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
My favourite part of this ancient Assyrian letter to an ancient Assyrian goldsmith, is the last bit where the writer basically declares that the “house where they purify silver” absolutely does not pass the vibe check.
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
“They are drunk and silver is stolen”
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What happened to Europe's first farmers? @andrewcurry.com joins the @science.org podcast to talk about the mass graves linked with the mysterious disappearance of Neolithic LBK culture 7000 years ago.
🎧 Listen here: www.science.org/content/podc...
🎧 Listen here: www.science.org/content/podc...
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What happened to Europe's first farmers? @andrewcurry.com joins the @science.org podcast to talk about the mass graves linked with the mysterious disappearance of Neolithic LBK culture 7000 years ago.
🎧 Listen here: www.science.org/content/podc...
🎧 Listen here: www.science.org/content/podc...
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A great article by @andrewcurry.com about truly fascinating research: the violent end phase of the Linienbandkeramiker.
Archaeologists are unearthing heaps of headless bodies buried in a big neolithic settlement in Slovakia which seems to have broken out in heavy civil conflict or warfare.
Archaeologists are unearthing heaps of headless bodies buried in a big neolithic settlement in Slovakia which seems to have broken out in heavy civil conflict or warfare.
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A great article by @andrewcurry.com about truly fascinating research: the violent end phase of the Linienbandkeramiker.
Archaeologists are unearthing heaps of headless bodies buried in a big neolithic settlement in Slovakia which seems to have broken out in heavy civil conflict or warfare.
Archaeologists are unearthing heaps of headless bodies buried in a big neolithic settlement in Slovakia which seems to have broken out in heavy civil conflict or warfare.
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#archeology
For centuries "the LBK [Linear Pottery culture] was a peaceful, flourishing culture."
"Then came the killings and decapitations. [...] Why did violence break out all across the LBK at the same time, and with such lasting consequences?"
For centuries "the LBK [Linear Pottery culture] was a peaceful, flourishing culture."
"Then came the killings and decapitations. [...] Why did violence break out all across the LBK at the same time, and with such lasting consequences?"
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
#archeology
For centuries "the LBK [Linear Pottery culture] was a peaceful, flourishing culture."
"Then came the killings and decapitations. [...] Why did violence break out all across the LBK at the same time, and with such lasting consequences?"
For centuries "the LBK [Linear Pottery culture] was a peaceful, flourishing culture."
"Then came the killings and decapitations. [...] Why did violence break out all across the LBK at the same time, and with such lasting consequences?"
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A great account of the brilliant Kiel team's work at the LBK site of Vrable here. Andrew does such a good job of teasing out the complexity of that century of the LBK.
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
A great account of the brilliant Kiel team's work at the LBK site of Vrable here. Andrew does such a good job of teasing out the complexity of that century of the LBK.
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In 2022, archaeologists at @uni-kiel.de's @neolithicbodies.bsky.social found 34 decapitated skeletons piled in a space the size of a parking spot. In the 3 years since, they’ve found 50 more. The mass grave is evidence for the collapse of the 1st pan-European culture 7,000 years ago. @science.org 🏺💀
This is not how I imagined hippos with their skin off.
Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%.
The average human is around 20-40%, for reference.
They're *all* muscle.
November 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is not how I imagined hippos with their skin off.
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The official CDC website on autism and vaccines is now a screed of cherry-picked data and conspiratorial thinking claiming that actually vaccines *might* cause autism.
This is where we’re at folks…
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This is where we’re at folks…
🧪
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
The official CDC website on autism and vaccines is now a screed of cherry-picked data and conspiratorial thinking claiming that actually vaccines *might* cause autism.
This is where we’re at folks…
🧪
This is where we’re at folks…
🧪
When I lived in Leipzig with my partner we had a small Euro fridge and a small standalone freezer. The freezer broke and we called a repair service. "Only two of you live here? You don't need this freezer," the guy said judgmentally. "This is too much." America, bedroom drink stations is too much.
Coffee in the Closet, Diet Coke on Tap
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
When I lived in Leipzig with my partner we had a small Euro fridge and a small standalone freezer. The freezer broke and we called a repair service. "Only two of you live here? You don't need this freezer," the guy said judgmentally. "This is too much." America, bedroom drink stations is too much.
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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Taking the whole lane ✔️
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️
The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises.
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️
The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises.
November 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Taking the whole lane ✔️
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️
The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises.
Distracted (singing) ✔️
No helmets ✔️
No lights ✔️
No reflective vests ✔️
Riding in a pack ✔️
The textbook radical anti-car cyclists our culture despises.
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Just some Assyrian criminal masterminds, smuggling tin in their underwear
Smuggling goods through Syrian/Iraqi border is still the way of making a living for many families in SE Anatolia.🙃
In "Between Two Rivers" by
@moudhy.bsky.social
In "Between Two Rivers" by
@moudhy.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just some Assyrian criminal masterminds, smuggling tin in their underwear