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Archaeological museum of Münster University

Roman earrings, 200-399 CE

https://westfalen.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=objekt&oges=2110&cachesLoaded=true

Provenance/Rights:  Archäologisches Museum der WWU Münster / Robert Dylka [CC BY-NC-SA]        

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A mother and child in a 7000 year old grave.

The approximately 18-year old mother and her premature son died at childbirth. It shows signs of great grief and affection that the child was laid carefully on a swan's wing and given a knife made from flint. The young woman had her head resting on an extra set of robes and was given jewelry made from animal teeth. 

The remains were found at Bøgebakken, Vedbæk Fjord, Danmark.