Directly in front of the grave pit of the shaman of Bad Dürrenberg, another pit was discovered during modern excavations by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt. This had been made about 600 years after the burial. It was recovered in the block and examined in the workshops of the State Museum under laboratory conditions. A surprising discovery was made: the pit contained two masks made of deer antlers. Is there a possible connection between the pit with the masks and the burial pit of the shaman? What other information did the analyses of the deer antlers provide?
These and other questions are answered by the state archaeologist Harald Meller in this episode of "Archaeology exclusive: new research on the shaman of Bad Dürrenberg".
The grave of the shaman of Bad Dürrenberg is one of the highlights in the permanent exhibition of the State Museum and a world-class find. The deceased was buried about 9,000 years ago with an overabundance of equipment underpinning her status as a shaman. On 4 May 1934, it accidentally resurfaced from the darkness of history. In the film series "Archaeology exclusive: new research on the shaman of Bad Dürrenberg", the tomb and the buried woman will be revealed their last secrets. This is achieved with the help of the state-of-the-art analysis methods and the most recent archaeological and anthropological findings.
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A Thomas Claus media production commissioned by the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt - State Museum of Prehistory in the archaeofilm series "Archäologie exklusiv", 2022. "Archaeofilm" is a protected word-image trademark of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (LDA).
Cinematography: Felix Greif
Sound: Simon Hückstädt
Editing: Melanie Dietz, Alexander Woltexinger
Graphics: Oliver Thomas, Alexander Woltexinger
Director: Thomas Claus