Fragments of 40,000 year old female ‘Venus’ carving found in germany
Two fragments of a prehistoric female figurine have been discovered in a cave at Hohle Fels in Germany. The figurine was carved from mammoth ivory and fit together to form an artifact measuring 23 mm by 22 mm by 13 mm in size. Other figurines found at this location date to 40,000 years ago and are therefore the oldest known depictions of humans.
The figurine appears to be similar to the well-known ‘Venus of Hohle Fels’, discovered by Professor Conard in 2009. Although it is more modest in its imagery it appears to have been taller. The recent discovery consists of a breast and part of the stomach. The artifacts can be traced back to the Aurignacian period when humans moved across Europe, displacing the Neanderthals as they went.
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As the 2014 study by Thomas Higham of Neanderthal bones and tools indicates that Neanderthals died out in Europe between 41,000 and 39,000 years ago, and that Homo sapiens arrived in Europe between 45,000 and 43,000 years ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal
