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venus of willendorf  

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  • The Venus of Willendorf, a small female figurine with exaggerated sexual characteristics, is arguably the most famous example of Paleolithic portable art. It was found in 1908 by archaeologist Joseph Szombathy near the town of Willendorf, Austria, in loess deposits dated to the Aurignacian period (24000–22000 years BP). [Source: Encyclopedia of Anthropology; Venus of Willendorf]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P909FS84-D

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