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Prof Nash highlighted the profound changes in burial practices over the 2,000-year span of the Neolithic period. "Two thousand years is a long period, even for us today," Prof Nash said.

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The human remains, which may be around 8,000 years old, were found in China next to a pit containing numerous turtle shell rattles.

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