Message #248139

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 Patterned paddles far from common

Both paddles are painted in solid black on the lower half of the blade, with three horizontal, parallel lines painted above it.

On one of the paddles these consist of 0.6 cm wide lines, which curve upwards from both edges of the blade toward the centre of the blade, while the other paddle has three separate lines, roughly 1.3 cm in width.

Paint can only be detected on one side of the blades. This may, however, be because the opposite side in both cases is more damaged.

Paddles found in Tybrind have patterns on both sides. Patterned paddles from the Ertebølle culture are not unheard of in Denmark, but they are very uncommon.