More than horned helmets. A personal top five of prehistoric headdresses
<p>People have always been inventive when it comes to clothing. Much of prehistoric fashion made from organic materials is gone for good. What is however preserved is a wide range of headgear made from more durable materials. And some of these headdresses from prehistory are really astonishing. Here is my personal top 5 of what you would wear in prehistory.</p>
<p><strong>1-Being a shaman, 8.000 BC, in Northern Europe</strong></p>
<p>Let´s start with the famous Star Carr headdress, from the Mesolithic, c. 8.000 BC. It is worked from a red deer antler frontlet. Around 20 similar finds are known from the continent, e.g. from Biesdorf, Hohen Viecheln, Königshoven, Plau and Poggenwisch. They have been interpreted as camouflage worn by hunters, but also as paraphernalia of shamans.</p>
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