Unique 5,000 year old figurine with feather headdress found in old potato field in Novosibirsk
By Anna Liesowska
20 October 2017
'Absolutely stunning' ancient ornaments discovered with no known comparisons, presenting a puzzle for archeologists: which culture made this?
Dr Natalia Basova holds a figurine with a feather headdress. Picture: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography SB RAS
The finds were made on a pre-historic burial site Turist-2 close to the east bank of the Ob River in Novosibirsk.
The most sensational is a figurine made of an as yet unknown organic material featuring what appears to be a feather headdress.
Or could it be a halo atop the head of a deity?
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