Show threadJens NotroffAug 5, 2024
(The #HilazonTachtit burial, for the record, contained an eagle while the #Skateholm "shaman" wore a cape from crow, magpie, gull, jay, goose, and duck feathers.)
Show threadJens NotroffAug 5, 2024

Or one from #Skateholm in southern Sweden, about 7,000 years ago:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/7000-year-old-woman-reconstruction-sweden-hunter-gatherer

Exclusive: This 7,000-year-old woman was among Sweden's last hunter-gatherers

Buried on a bed of antlers and adorned with ornaments, this woman was a special member of her community—but why?