Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman (2024)

ALL 06/22/2024 (de) Documentary, History, TV Movie 53 Min
  • Release
    06/22/2024
  • Production
    south & browse, ZDF, ARTE, ZDF Studios
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    Das Grab der Schamanin - Ein Geheimnis aus der Steinzeit
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

One of the most significant cases in European archaeology is the grave of the shaman woman of Bad Dürrenberg, a key finding of the last hunter-gatherer groups. From a time when there were no written records, this site was first researched by the Nazis, who saw a physically strong male warrior from an ‘original Aryan race’ in the buried person. It was, in fact, the most powerful woman of her time. The latest research shows that she was dark-skinned, had physical deformities, and was a spiritual leader. The documentary – using high-end CGI and motion capture – compares the researchers of the Nazi era, who misrepresented and instrumentalised their findings, to today’s researchers, who meticulously compile findings and evidence, and use cross- disciplinary methods to examine and evaluate them. It also substantiates the theory of the powerful roles women played in prehistoric times. The story of this woman, buried with a baby in her arms, still fascinates us 9,000 years after her death.

  1. Story

  2. Lorenz Kloska

    Editor



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Casts

  1. Petra Konradi

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  2. Jörg Orschiedt

    Self - Interviewee

  3. Andreas Siegl

    Self - Interviewee

  4. Harald Meller

    Self - Interviewee

  5. Wolfgang Haak

    Self - Interviewee

  6. Maïté Rivollat

    Self - Interviewee

  7. Jill Cook

    Self - Interviewee

  8. Franziska Knoll

    Self - Interviewee

  9. Walter Wohlgemuth

    Self - Interviewee

  10. Patricia Coridun

    Shaman Woman (motion capture performance)

  11. Merle Schwietert

    Mother / Girl (motion capture performance)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 11 , Crews : 23

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Unearthed - The Mystery of the Shaman Woman (2024) 53 Min

ALL 06/22/2024 (de)
Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • Release 06/22/2024
  • Production
    south & browse, ZDF, ARTE, ZDF Studios
  • Original title Das Grab der Schamanin - Ein Geheimnis aus der Steinzeit
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

One of the most significant cases in European archaeology is the grave of the shaman woman of Bad Dürrenberg, a key finding of the last hunter-gatherer groups. From a time when there were no written records, this site was first researched by the Nazis, who saw a physically strong male warrior from an ‘original Aryan race’ in the buried person. It was, in fact, the most powerful woman of her time. The latest research shows that she was dark-skinned, had physical deformities, and was a spiritual leader. The documentary – using high-end CGI and motion capture – compares the researchers of the Nazi era, who misrepresented and instrumentalised their findings, to today’s researchers, who meticulously compile findings and evidence, and use cross- disciplinary methods to examine and evaluate them. It also substantiates the theory of the powerful roles women played in prehistoric times. The story of this woman, buried with a baby in her arms, still fascinates us 9,000 years after her death.

  1. Christian Stiefenhofer

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Lorenz Kloska

    Editor

  4. Natalia Lucic, Nikola Kohl

    Producer