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Shigir idol: Wooden Statue Found in Late 1890s Likely Dates Back More Than 11,000 Years. Originally standing at 16 feet, this statue is one of the earliest attestations of monumental structures https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/statue-found-late-1890s-likely-dates-back-more-11000-years-180968895/
#Archaeology #Russia #sculpture #prehistory #BeforeModernTimes
@paregorios apparently as old as #GobekliTepe, and not less elaborated with regard to the decoration!
@paregorios and here's the original paper (not open access) 📖
