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At a prehistoric cemetery in Iran, archaeologists have discovered a skull belonging to a young woman who lived more than ...

The cone-shaped awl was found in a sealed grave of a woman about 40 years old that was dug inside a silo, and around her waist was a belt made of 1,668 ostrich-egg shell beads.

Scientists unearth 7,000-year-old copper awl, oldest metal object in Middle East. By Lori Sandoval ... The copper awl is a cone-shaped object merely four centimeters long and one millimeter thick.

Archaeologists discovered the cone-shaped awl in the grave of a woman who was about 40 years old when she died, and who had a belt around her waist made of 1,668 ostrich-egg shell beads.

In her case, intentional bandaging likely from childhood had left her with a cone-shaped head. Researcher Mahdi Alirezazadeh told Newsweek: "This skull was modified and dates back about 6,000 years .