Overview
- Fresh analyses of a roe deer antler artifact from Eilsleben‑Vosswelle identify cut marks and paired notches consistent with a worn headpiece or mask.
- Calibrated radiocarbon results place the piece at roughly 7,291 to 7,034 years old, confirming its early Neolithic age.
- Archaeologists note striking parallels to the older Bad Dürrenberg burial known for shamanic associations, indicating continuity in antler working traditions.
- The object derives from a Linear Pottery culture settlement first excavated in the 1970s–80s, where fieldwork has resumed to reassess the site’s early phases.
- The Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte Halle (Saale) will feature the worked antler and related finds in the special exhibition “Die Schamanin” from March 27 to November 1, 2026.