GERMANY ~ Bad Dürrenberg burial - State Museum of Prehistory - Halle ~

... Nice view of an artistic reconstruction of the Bad Dürrenberg shaman wearing a ritualistic headdress adorned with roe deer antlers, feathers, wild boar tusks, and animal-tooth pendants.. an infant was buried with her... created by artist Karol Schauer for the State Museum of Prehistory, the well-known reconstruction depicts her in full ritual regalia... offering unparalleled insights into the spiritual and social world of prehistoric hunter-gatherers...this grave remains the richest Mesolithic burial ever found in Central Europe.. genetic testing revealed that she was a woman who died between 30 and 40 years of age... she had dark skin, dark hair, and blue eyes—a typical genetic profile for European hunter-gatherers of that era and stood about 1.55 meters tall... Thanks Dustin!【ツ】

This famous Mesolithic double burial was discovered in Saxony-Anhalt in 1934 dating back nearly 9,000 years (around 7000–6800 BC). 

The original artifacts are preserved at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle. Driven by the recent scientific breakthroughs, the museum is hosting a massive, 900-square-meter special exhibition titled "The Shaman", running from March 27, 2026, through February 7, 2027.

The State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale) is the archaeological museum of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Founded in Naumburg in 1819, it was moved to Halle in 1825, and within Halle to its present location in 1918. Its collection, comprising more than 15 million items, is among the most extensive and important in Germany.

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2X World of Letter

(Issued 02-11-2022)

(Issued 02-11-2024)

Aenne Burda, 1909-2005  

(Issued 03-09-2026)