Germany: Ivory sculpture in Germany could be world’s oldest

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BERLIN – A 35,000-year-old ivory carving of a busty woman found in a German cave was unveiled Wednesday by archaeologists who believe it is the oldest known sculpture of the human form. The carving found in six fragments in Germany’s Hohle Fels cave depicts a woman with a swollen belly, wide-set thighs and large, protruding breasts. “It’s very sexually charged,” said University of Tuebingen archaeologist Nicholas Conard, whose team discovered the figure in Read Full Article (Click here)...

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