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and other embellishments

likely from the wrappings of a mummy bundle or tunic

Terracotta oil lamps such as this were indispensable in antiquity

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Danish Mesolithic Period Flint Blade ashanti org/en/EA/279/6)Erteblle Culture, c. 54003950 BC, Denmark A mesmerizing and finely crafted flint blade from the late Mesolithic period, discovered in Denmark and attributed to the Erteblle culture. This small yet highly effective tool features delicately trimmed, razor sharp edgesstill impressively keen after more than 6,000 years. In archaeological terms, a blade is a specific type of stone tool, produced by striking a long, narrow flake from a prepared core. These