The shaman of Bad Dürrenberg are the remains of a 25-35 year old woman, who was burried 8600 to 9000 year ago in Germany. Around her, were the remains of an extraordinary head-dress, made from the bones and teeth of different animals such as deer, wild boar, crane and turtle
I am absolutely in love with this woman and have been obsessively watching the YouTube playlist about this archaeological find. They found abnormalities on her skull and vertebrae to indicate a neurological condition and altered cerebral blood flow that most likely would have marked her as a shaman when she was young. Also it’s a 9,000 year old grave and grave goods from hundreds of years after the original burial were also excavated. So people were continuing to visit her grave and leave offerings for hundreds of years.
The full playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXj3myF_UErB9Jct4WZ8NGQUkWqfm6mm8
Das Grab der Schamanin von Bad Dürrenberg ist eines der Highlights in der Dauerausstellung des Landesmuseums und ein Fund von Weltrang. Die
