Faces of the Goddess Magazine SGC 21

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According to Neuroscientist Robin Dunbar
this is a sign that human cognition is
expanding to suit new interconnections. As
society grows from 40 to 4,000 people, our
minds need to expand to better process these
new connections. At this period we see an
explosion of symbolic and ritual artwork the
likes of which have never been seen before.
Hassuna Samara / Early Ubaid 6500 - 5300
BC - The Cult of the Ancestors Spreads
When we get to the Hassuna Samara / Early
Ubaid Period, we see skull cults continue to
grow in region, as evidence of that Ancestor
veneration is spreading widely across Near
Eastern society. The ‘Cult of the Ancestors’ is a
forerunner to religion.
The collective conscious of society continues
to expand within these communities. Hive
minds sharing innovation as the human
frontal cortex expands to suit new cultural
connections as societal numbers growing
exponentially. This process will lead to the
explosion of inventions we witness with the
Sumerians in the next millennium.
The Pottery Neolithic and Ceramic Period
has now begun. As the Hassuna Samara /
Early Ubaid Period slowly draws to an end,
and the Ubadian Period begins proper. At this
period we see Gods finally emerge from the
‘cult of ancestors’, with the victory of humanity
over their environment finally upon us.
At this period we see cultural practices
develop in the region of Eridu involving skull
elongation, bodies plastered in red ceramic
powder, and buried on a reed mat, arms
crosses, with concho shells on their eyes of
the body, as burial practice becomes more
complex and ritualistic. These bodies were
often found with figurines that matched the
person they shared the grave with.
We often see the figurines (shown above)
shared out of context. Note the shells on the
eyes of the figurines above, a common theme
of how the dead were buried. Also note the