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Dental forceps

The dental pliers have long, straight handles that end in a ball knob. The handles were probably wrapped in leather or cloth to ensure safe handling.

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Making an adze

From forging and grinding the blade to making the handle and sharpening the blade, the following explanatory film briefly shows the entire manufacturing process.

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A sure thing?

The stonemason put a lot of effort into reproducing the body armor on the stone statue of the Celtic prince. Unfortunately, there is no information from the central grave 1 on Glauberg as to what material the body armor was once made of.

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Dodecahedron

The dodecahedron, also known as the pentagonal dodecahedron, is a dice-like body with twelve pentagonal faces. Twelve round openings of different sizes break through the surfaces. The openings are framed by concentric grooves and notches.

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