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It was discovered in 1908 in Austria and dated to c. 28,000–25,000 BCE, this small, portable figure features exaggerated breasts, abdomen, and hips, likely symbolizing fertility or a maternal, protective figure. -
The Lion-Man (Löwenmensch) is a 35,000–40,000-year-old Paleolithic sculpture (Aurignacian culture) carved from mammoth ivory, found in Hohlenstein-Stadel cave, Germany. -
The seven slabs of rock with traces of animal figures that were found in the Apollo 11 Cave in the Huns Mountains of southwestern Namibia have been dated with unusual precision for ancient rock art.
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Hand Prints, Caves at Lascaux, 17,000-13,000 BCE
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Hall of the Bulls, Caves at Lascaux, c. 17,000-13,000 BCE
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Architecture / Historic City
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The volume and variety of art at Çatalhöyük is immense and must be understood as a vital, functional part of the everyday lives of its ancient inhabitants.
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Sculpture/ The Jericho Skull was discovered among a group of seven other skulls in 1953 by archaeologist Kathleen Kenyon . Kenyon thought that the skulls were portraits of some of the earliest people to live at Jericho, and was thrilled with this new discovery. The skulls she found had been decorated with plaster to recreate human faces, and had shells as eyes. -
It depicts a corpulent, nude female figure seated on a throne with two feline-headed armrests. -
The seven slabs of rock with traces of animal figures that were found in the Apollo 11 Cave in the Huns Mountains of southwestern Namibia have been dated with unusual precision for ancient rock art.