A unique find of a cast of a nose from a grave of the Pit Grave culture, the Molochnaya River region (Ukraine)

A unique find of a cast of a nose from a grave of the Pit Grave culture, the Molochnaya River region (Ukraine)

A burial of a young woman belonged to the Pit Grave culture revealed a cast of a nose made of a resinous substance on the face of a badly crushed skull; the cast was covered with a layer of bright red ochre. It had been formed as a result of the fact that shortly before her burial a nose of the dece...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yuri Rassamakin
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: National Museum of History of Moldova 2017-12-01
Series:Tyragetia
Subjects:
Eneolithic period
Early Bronze Age
Pit Grave culture
resinous substances
tar
kurgan graves
Online Access:https://www.nationalmuseum.md/en/press_releases/journal_tyragetia/a_unique_find_of_a_cast_of_a_nose_from_a_grave_of_the_pit_grave_culture_the_molochnaya_river_region_ukraine/

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