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My second collection of Stone age characters. Find the first part here: fav.me/dbzyian

On the left is a musician. I gave him two different musical instruments, a musical bow which is still used today in south Africa but was widespread in the stone age on several continents. The second instrument I gave him is the ocarina he wears around his neck. It was based on the findings of Brunn am Gebirge in Austria where several of these ceramic ocarinas have been found. I decided to give him some ocher body paint to indicate that he plays his music in some kind of religious setting.

Next is a priestess. Again, lots of ocher – stone age peoples favorite color. Her dress bears the Mondsee sun and the statue she is holding is based on the Venus von Falkenstein in Lower Austria. I did create a fictional religion for the Neolithic characters in my story and I really tried to avoid both the Pocahontas style animism as well as the feminist great mother goddess often found in stone age settings.

Next is a tool maker. He apparently just finished a stone axe made from Serpentine which was one of the most popular materials for sanded stone tools.

And finally, another farmer, this time in the process of harvesting his Einkorn. The way he wears his cape over his head is one-way archaeologists interpret the mat Ötzi the Iceman carried with him.

The next drawing will include two clan leaders, a prospector and a miner.

Description

My second collection of Stone age characters. Find the first part here: fav.me/dbzyian

On the left is a musician. I gave him two different musical instruments, a musical bow which is still used today in south Africa but was widespread in the stone age on several continents. The second instrument I gave him is the ocarina he wears around his neck. It was based on the findings of Brunn am Gebirge in Austria where several of these ceramic ocarinas have been found. I decided to give him some ocher body paint to indicate that he plays his music in some kind of religious setting.

Next is a priestess. Again, lots of ocher – stone age peoples favorite color. Her dress bears the Mondsee sun and the statue she is holding is based on the Venus von Falkenstein in Lower Austria. I did create a fictional religion for the Neolithic characters in my story and I really tried to avoid both the Pocahontas style animism as well as the feminist great mother goddess often found in stone age settings.

Next is a tool maker. He apparently just finished a stone axe made from Serpentine which was one of the most popular materials for sanded stone tools.

And finally, another farmer, this time in the process of harvesting his Einkorn. The way he wears his cape over his head is one-way archaeologists interpret the mat Ötzi the Iceman carried with him.

The next drawing will include two clan leaders, a prospector and a miner.