Tag Archive for 'Star Carr'

Depiction of an Evenki shaman wearing antler headdress (Witsen, 1785). Image credit: Aimée Little et al.

Reconstruction of 11,000-Year-Old Shamanic Headdresses Sheds Light on Hunter-Gatherer Rituals

Apr 13, 2016 by News Staff

New research published online in the journal PLoS ONE is the first scientific analysis of the oldest known evidence of a shamanic costume in Europe. Depiction...

11,000-year-old pendant. Image credit: Milner, N. et al. / Internet Archaeology, doi: 10.11141/ia.40.8.

Archaeologists Find 11,000-Year-Old Engraved Pendant in Britain

Feb 26, 2016 by News Staff

An 11,000-year-old engraved shale pendant has been found during excavations at the Early Mesolithic site of Star Carr, UK. 11,000-year-old engraved shale...