This Wooden Sculpture Is Twice as Old as Stonehenge and the Pyramids
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New findings about the 12,500-year-old Shigir Idol have major implications for the study of prehistory. Hunter-gatherers in what is now Russia likely viewed the wooden sculpture as an artwork imbued with ritual significance. (Sverdlovsk Regional Museum) – By Nora McGreevy SmithsonianMag.Com 2021 Mar …