Preparation work for a high-voltage powerline project in eastern Germany has revealed a very unexpected archeological find: the gravesites of multiple women and infants dating back nearly 4,500 years. The site is one of multiple currently overseen by the country’s State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology of Saxony-Anhalt. picture allianceResearchers are particularly astounded by the remains of leather bags intricately decorated with drilled dog teeth. Archaeologists estimate each bag measured 11.8 inches by 7.9 inches, and featured as many as 350 teeth, usually sourced from dogs similar to today’s Small Münsterländer pointers. These sashes included even more embroidered teeth, usually molars, possibly to function as protective wear for the babies.