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March 5, 2022 01:41 pm GMT

Paleolithic Venus of Willendorf statuette traced to Northern Italy

As detailed in an article on Hyperallergic, researchers at the University of Vienna have now traced the stone used to create the famous Venus of Willendorf statue to Northern Italy. Although unearthed in Willendorf, Austria in 1908, the oolitic limestone from which it was carved is not found in that region, making its origins and meaning even more confounding. — Read the rest


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