In 1934, researchers excavated a grave from the European Mesolithic period (15,000-5,000 BC).. ), which gives insight into the life and role of the first people. Among the grave's contents was an elaborate headdress, part of a larger body of artifacts hinting at the important role of the woman buried there, Live Science reports..

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This burial site, located in Bad Durrenberg, in central Germany, contains the remains of a woman aged between 25 and 40, as well as skeletal fragments of a child placed on her lap. DNA testing showed the baby was a distant relative and not her child.

Surrounding the remains were interesting funerary objects, including a hollow crane bone for storing tiny stone knives, a polished axe, deer bone for applying red ocher, and more than 50 pendants made from the teeth of various animals..

These objects, combined with ritual burial elements such as the generous use of red ocher, indicate that the deceased was likely of great cultural significance.

This interpretation is supported by the unique structure of the woman’s skeleton.. The first cervical vertebra, irregularly shaped and partially fused, may have caused her unusual sensations, such as tingling or crawling under the skin, as well as involuntary eye movements.

Experts suggest that these physical signs, combined with the elaborate nature of the burial, indicate that she may have been a shaman or spiritual healer. Drawing parallels with shamanic practices in Siberia and northern Eurasia, researchers have reconstructed her headdress, suggesting that it may have included animal bones, fangs, shells and antlers strung together into a ceremonial mask.

This discovery became an important source of knowledge about the rituals and cultural roles of the last hunter-gatherers of Europe before the transition to agricultural societies.

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