Ritual · c. 32,000 BCE

The Sungir burials

Sungir, near Vladimir, Russia

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Illustration · AI-generated: artistic, not documentary.

A man and two children were buried with astonishing wealth. Thousands of mammoth-ivory beads had been sewn onto their clothing, which points to elaborate funeral rites.

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