Venus of Hohle Fels

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Venus from Hohle Fels, carved from mammoth ivory in the Late- or Upper Paleolithic Aurignacian period and discovered near Schelklingen, Germany. It has been dated to c. 40,000 to c. 35,000 years old.

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Parg, T. (2017, February 10). Venus of Hohle Fels. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6346/venus-of-hohle-fels/

Chicago Style

Parg, Thilo. "Venus of Hohle Fels." World History Encyclopedia, February 10, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6346/venus-of-hohle-fels/.

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Parg, Thilo. "Venus of Hohle Fels." World History Encyclopedia, 10 Feb 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6346/venus-of-hohle-fels/.

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