Danish Mesolithic Period Juvenile Deer Skull Fragment tombfigure Extensive cemeteries in the Chancay

Extensive cemeteries in the Chancay region have yielded numerous ceramic pieces like this effigy

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and often added colorants to achieve vibrant hues

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Danish Mesolithic Period Juvenile Deer Skull Fragment tombfigure Extensive cemeteries in the ChancayErteblle Culture, c. 54003950 BC, Mesolithic Period, Denmark A fascinating and well preserved juvenile red deer skull frontlet, peat bog found and marked by cutting incisions made with flint toolsclear signs of ritual or utilitarian use. This evocative piece comes from the Erteblle culture, one of Northern Europes most intriguing Mesolithic societies. Renowned for their coastal settlements, dugout canoes, and shell middens, the Erteblle people thrived