Feather fragments (IMAGE)

University of Helsinki

Feather fragments

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Feather fragments from a waterfowl (A), a  grouse(C) and an unidentified species (B) in the Skateholm graves indicate that identities in the Stone Age were built on symbols and rituals.

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Tuija Kirkinen

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