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...

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Published in:Antiquity
Main Authors: Koivisto, Satu, Lahelma, Antti
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Language:English
Published: Antiquity Publications 2021
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description 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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