Key Image: The Venus of Willendorf
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Limestone (oolite) and ochre
11.1 cm 30, 000 BCE Found 1908 by Josef Szombathy See it in Vienna 360° view here Censored on Facebook 2018 |
Why did people make these? Read about it here.
Vandewettering, Kaylea R. "Upper Paleolithic Venus Figurines and Interpretations of Prehistoric Gender Representations," PURE Insights, vol. 4 , no. 1,, 2015, digitalcommons.wou.edu/pure/vol4/iss1/7
Other Paleolithic "Venuses"
She has 200 friends. 40,000-10,000 BCE
Fun stuff related to the course
One video shows how someone recreated a Paleolithic sculpture out of ivory (it took 400 hours!)
The other is a student club at UVic where they make stone tools!
The other is a student club at UVic where they make stone tools!
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