Inside The Neolithic Mind : Consciousness, Cosm... May 2026
: Focuses on early mud-brick settlements, plastered skulls, and the transition to social complexity.
: Rituals involving dance, rhythmic sound, or hallucinogens allowed people to enter trances. The authors suggest that common "entoptic phenomena" (geometric patterns seen during trances) influenced the spirals and zigzags found in megalithic art. Inside the neolithic mind : consciousness, cosm...
The authors bridge two distinct regions to show how these neurological patterns manifested: : Focuses on early mud-brick settlements, plastered skulls,