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Bad Dürrenberg headdress: An elaborate 9,000-year-old headpiece worn by a female shaman in Europe

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The Bad Dürrenberg burial is one of the oldest in central Germany .

The grave was filled with red ochre powder and contained a number of unusual objects.

Experts think the woman may have been a shaman or a spiritual healer.

She may have roamed a dense birch forest in search of disappearing game animals, using her headdress and mask to take the form of a spirit animal.