Gravettian
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The Gravettian is an archaeological industry of the European Upper Paleolithic that succeeded the Aurignacian circa 33,000 years BP. It is archaeologically the last European culture many consider unif
Female face, ivory carving, Dolní Věstonice, Gravettian, 28 000 22 000 BP
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The Venus of Moravany, made of mammoth tusk ivory
The Lady of Brassempouy from the Western Gravettian
Venus of Willendorf
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The Venus of Willendorf is an 11.1-centimetre-tall Venus figurine estimated to have been made c. 30,000 years ago. It was recovered on 7 August 1908 on an archaeological dig conducted by Josef Szombat
Gravettian
…Gravettian (33,000–22,000 BP) Left: Female face, ivory carving, Dolní Věstonice, Gravettian, circa 26,000 BP. Right: Venus of Willendorf, circa 25,000 BP. Middle: Engraving on a mammoth tusk. Bottom: Main Gravettian sites Alternative names Upper Paleolithic European hunter-gatherers…
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Figurine seen from four sides