Near Bentfeld, Germany, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old wooden well, initially mistaken for a livestock watering hole. The well, along with other artifacts, offers insights into the ...

Ancient figurine of voluptuous woman is found. Skip to content. All Sections. ... It is about 5,000 years older than some other so-called Venus artifacts made by early populations of Homo sapiens ...

What it is: A lifelike figurine of a Neolithic woman carved out of the ivory core of a mammoth tusk. Where it was found: Inside the Grotte du Pape ("Pope's Cave") in Brassempouy, a village in ...

Ancient carved figurines of women have long attracted speculation as possible fertility symbols, mother goddesses, gynecological teaching devices, or even Stone Age erotica. More than 200 of these ...

While other ancient artifacts are mere stick figures or stylized images, the Venus of Willendorf, believed to be more than 28,000 years old, gives people the sense that it was drawn from real life.

Dec. 1 (UPI) --According to a new theory, Venus figurines, one of the world's earliest examples of art, weren't symbols of beauty or fertility, as has been previously suggested. Instead ...

A sexually suggestive Venus figurine with oversized breasts and thighs dates back at least 35,000 years and shows ancient humans had sex on their minds, researchers say. The 60-millimetre-long ...

More than 10,000 pieces have been found as part of a multi-year highway expansion, officials said.

An ancient treasure comprising three figurines of Aphrodite, ... Dec. 1, 2020 — One of world's earliest examples of art, the enigmatic `Venus' figurines carved some 30,000 years ago, ...

When you plunge a shovel into the ground in the United Kingdom, there is a chance you will uncover a bit of ancient history. And when you’re completing a 3-mile-long highway extension project in ...