Elk teeth bouncing (VIDEO)

University of Helsinki

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Hypothetical reconstruction of tooth ornaments found in the Late Mesolithic graves of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov: 94 Eurasian elk teeth sewn on an apron hit and bounce off the substratum and adjacent tooth pendants as the bearer moves, first at real speed, then in slow motion.

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Julia Shpinitskaya

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