Between earth and water: a wooden snake figurine from the Neolithic site of Jarvensuo 1

Figurines made of wood, bone, amber, clay and lithics are occasionally discovered in prehistoric contexts in Fennoscandia, but the discovery, in 2020, of a unique wooden snake figurine during the excavations of a Neolithic wetland site in Finland broadens our understanding of the worldview of northern peoples 4400 years ago.

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The discovery of a unique wooden snake figurine during the excavations of a Neolithic wetland site in Finland in 2020 has broadened our understanding of the worldview of northern peoples 4400 years ago.