They made specific things and attached them to the child’s clothing, investing hours or days in preparation.

The head was adorned with a diadem — a headband or crown-like ornament made from mammoth ivory.

This object is particularly significant because the diadem is a form of personal adornment that crosses cultural contexts throughout human history as a marker of status, identity, or special social position.

Whatever it meant in the context of this specific culture, it meant something.

It was not a casual decoration.