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accompanying the dead in burials alongside pottery
the Queen sacrificed her only son to the river to save her people during their flight — a tragic act from which the name Baule (“the child is dead”) derives
The vessel is covered in a delicate pale greenish-yellow glaze with a soft
Tanner Africa: Journal of the International African Institute
Danish Mesolithic Period Flint Burin myanmar with its lively design andErteblle Culture, c. 54003950 BC, Denmark An elegant and finely worked flint burin from late Mesolithic Denmark, this beautifully preserved artifact features a single chisel like modified edge, with the bulb of percussion prominently positioned near the center. Burins like this one were specialized engraving tools, expertly used by prehistoric craftspeople to carve wood, bone, or antler, enabling the creation of intricate decorations, notches, and