Recent archaeology continues to give us glimpses of the disturbing past. For example, deer skull headgear from 11,000 BCE, possibly worn for ritual use.
Here's one that's extraordinarily well preserved:
Archaeologists have a tendency to associate non-utile pre-agricultural artifacts to religion, but the Cambridge archaeologists involved at Star Carr raised the postulation that the deer headdresses “may have been items of camouflage worn while hunting.” While the visual of 30 plus hunters creeping through a woodland dressed as deer sets one’s imagination on fire, Dr Joy told reporters that “part of the antlers were removed… One suspects the deer wouldn’t have been fooled!”
Humanity has always been Gothic.
Interesting post, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Anna | June 25, 2019 at 06:27