In 1908, during an Austrian excavation near the Danube, workers uncovered the Venus of Willendorf, a tiny chalk-covered figurine now dated to about 29,500 years old. The stylized female form has since fueled debates about whether Ice Age people had advanced artistic traditions—and what the figure may have meant, since its origins remain unresolved.
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