SLUPCIO: The amber toy bear of the Stone Age, which has become the symbol of a city

A small amber statue of the Stone Period, 10.2 cm long, 4.2 cm high, recently reappeared on social networks and archaeologists and prehistoric art enthusiasts attracted the attention of the enthusiasts. A small bear statue discovered in 1887 by peat workers in Poland near the city of Słupsk.

It was found at a time when the city of Poland was part of Prussia, as the boundaries and administrations change, “Hajj” object by various museums from various museums from various cities such as Berlin, GDAńsk or other Central European places. In 2009, the amulet was transferred to the National Szczecin Museum, a city close to the discovery area.

It is often called “happiness bear”, while it became a kind of local symbol where a few copies were sold to tourists. In January 2013, the Teddy Bear finally got a name: Something like “Słupcio”, Polish “Słpesk Boy”. The name was attributed by Pola Ziębakowska Kindergarten student in a competition encouraged by the local town hall, which won the toy bear as a reward.

Słupcio’s story

Probably, small Słupcio (12,000 to 5,000 years ago) reflects the lives of nomadic communities in Europe, which are connected to hunting and gathering. In the Pomeranian region, on the Baltic coast, a few archaeological areas revealed objects such as ceramics, kitchen utensils and amber fragments, caused by sea sedors, showing that they had come into contact with the coastal environment.

The part has the basic properties: the legs are simple protrusions, while preventing the standing, the head shows anatomical details such as eyes, nostrils and ears. The big difference of the statue is a central hole in the body, which Probably a hunting can be hanged or transported like amulets.

II. During World War II, the sculptor was taken to Stralund, Germany, about 150 km west of Szczecin until he was taken back in 2009. German archaeologists called Bernsteinbär’s game (Amber Bear) and proved their historical value.

Stone Age has a few statuettes

Daniel Groß and Peter Vang Petersen, published in 2023, explain that the “Stone Age Stones Regulation of the Baltic Sea Region” research is a small group of objects along the Baltic Sea. The biggest question about these small works of art, Since they are mostly isolated findings, they need an archaeological binding.

Although Amber could not be dated directly by carbon-14 because there is no carbon in its fossilized form, authors have concluded that objects are more likely to be associated with the upper paleolithic, which was a period of 50,000 to 12 thousand years ago. Amber Bears can be an indication of representing animals and animals in portable objects from Rhine to bears and the change in hunting.

Amber bears, natural material shaping application with singular features, was probably linked to mystical or symbolic beliefs in the Stone Age. Similar to a stone (after fossilization), it floats in amber water, becomes translucent when polished and releases the aroma during burning, which may be associated with supernatural properties in the past.

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