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Leaping horse (Reindeer horn). Stonework, from Bruniquel, Tarn et Garonne, France. Superior Magdalenian, beginning of Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic).
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Leaping horse (Reindeer horn). Stonework, from Bruniquel, Tarn et...

Buffalo and mare. Stone relief from Le Roc-de-Sens, Charents, France. Superior Solutrean, end of Early Stone Age (Palaeolithic). Size 160 x 150 cm
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Buffalo and mare. Stone relief from Le Roc-de-Sens, Cha...

Hyena. Ivory figure from La Madelaine, Dordogne, France. Superior Magdalenian, beginning of Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic). Size 10.8 cm
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Hyena. Ivory figure from La Madelaine, Dordogne,...

Skeleton, found near Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France. Magdalenian, beginning of Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic).
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Skeleton, found near Les Eyzies, Dordogne, Fr...

Cattle. Stone relief from Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France. Magdalenian, beginning of the Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic)
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Cattle. Stone relief from Les Eyzies, Dordogne, Fr...

Venus with a horn. Bas-relief. Palaeolithic (20th mill. BCE), found at Laussel near Marquay, Dordogne, France.
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Venus with a horn. Bas-relief. Palaeolithic (20th mill....

The Brassempouy Woman. Head made from bone of a mammoth, from Landes, France. Palaeolithic (25th mill. BCE) Height 3 cm
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The Brassempouy Woman. Head made from bone of...

The Grimaldi Venus. Steatite figure. Palaeolithic (25th mill. BCE) Perigourdien Superieur. Height 4.5 cm
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The Grimaldi Venus. Steatite figure....

Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an excavation in Willendorf, Lower Austria on 7 August 1908. One of the many female statuettes, nicknamed "Venus" figurines, that were made of stone, bone and ivory in the Upper Palaeolithic, 28.000 to 12.000 BCE. Statuettes with similar features - symmetrical posture, large breasts, abdomen and buttocks, reduced arms and feet, no face - were found throuout Europe, from western France to Siberia. Their purpose and meaning to the palaeolithic hunters and gatherers is subject to much speculation. The interpretations range from stone age sex symbol and mother godess to talisman, shaman and ancestor cult object, dependig on the interpreter and his or her social and political background.
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Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an exca...

Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an excavation in Willendorf, Lower Austria on 7 August 1908. One of the many female statuettes, nicknamed "Venus" figurines, that were made out of stone, bone and ivory in the Upper Palaeolithic, 28.000 to 12.000 BCE. Statuettes with similar features - symmetrical posture, large breasts, abdomen and buttocks, reduced arms and feet, no face - were found throuout Europe, from western France to Siberia. Their purpose and meaning to the palaeolithic hunters and gatherers is subject to much speculation. The interpretations range from stone age sex symbol and mother godess to talisman, shaman and ancestor cult object, dependig on the interpreter and his or her social and political background.
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Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an exca...

Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an excavation in Willendorf, Lower Austria on 7 August 1908. One of the many female statuettes, nicknamed "Venus" figurines, that were made out of stone, bone and ivory in the Upper Palaeolithic, 28.000 to 12.000 BCE. Statuettes with similar features - symmetrical posture, large breasts, abdomen and buttocks, reduced arms and feet, no face - were found throuout Europe, from western France to Siberia. Their purpose and meaning to the palaeolithic hunters and gatherers is subject to much speculation. The interpretations range from stone age sex symbol and mother godess to talisman, shaman and ancestor cult object, dependig on the interpreter and his or her social and political background.
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Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an exca...

Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an excavation in Willendorf, Lower Austria on 7 August 1908. One of the many female statuettes, nicknamed "Venus" figurines, that were made out of stone, bone and ivory in the Upper Palaeolithic, 28.000 to 12.000 BCE. Statuettes with similar features - symmetrical posture, large breasts, abdomen and buttocks, reduced arms and feet, no face - were found throuout Europe, from western France to Siberia. Their purpose and meaning to the palaeolithic hunters and gatherers is subject to much speculation. The interpretations range from stone age sex symbol and mother godess to talisman, shaman and ancestor cult object, dependig on the interpreter and his or her social and political background.
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Venus of Willendorf. Carved out of limestone, 11cm tall, discovered at an exca...