Colour reconstruction drawing depicting a ceremony with participants in antlered head-dresses dancing around a fire

Date:
12 Sept 2023
Location:
Star Carr, Seamer, North Yorkshire
Reference:
IC330/003
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Artist's note: 'In the original excavations, 1949-51, a total of 21 modified red deer crania headdresses were found - upper part of skull. In the recent excavations, 2013, there were 3 more. Possibly used for hunting red deer, possibly used by shamans in ritual activity - or maybe both.'

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC330 Star Carr, Seamer, North Yorkshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Artist: Dobie, Judith: Historic England

Keywords

Early Mesolithic Settlement, Custom And Tradition