The 160 Year Mystery of the Stone Age Venus Figurines

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The 160 Year Mystery of the Stone Age Venus Figurines

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.works · 8 months ago

The 160-year mystery of Europe's Ice Age 'queens'

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Despite more than a century and a half of speculation, these nude, faceless sculptures remain utterly enigmatic. Who made them? And what might they have been for?

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