Between earth and water: a wooden snake figurine from the Neolithic site of Järvensuo 1
Figurines made of wood, bone, amber, clay and lithics are occasionally discovered in prehistoric contexts in Fennoscandia, but the discovery, in 2020, of a unique wooden snake figurine during the excavations of a Neolithic wetland site in Finland broadens our understanding of the worldview of northe...
| Published in: | Antiquity |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Antiquity Publications
2021
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2021.79 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X2100079X |
| Summary: | Figurines made of wood, bone, amber, clay and lithics are occasionally discovered in prehistoric contexts in Fennoscandia, but the discovery, in 2020, of a unique wooden snake figurine during the excavations of a Neolithic wetland site in Finland broadens our understanding of the worldview of northern peoples 4400 years ago. |
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