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Venus Of Dolni VestoniceThe Venus of Doln Věstonice (Věstonick Venue in Czech) is a so called Venus figurine, a statuette of a nude female figure dated to 29,000–25,000 BCE (Gravettian industry). This figurine (together with few others from nearby locations) is the oldest known ceramic in the world. It has height 111 millimeters and maximal width 43 millimeters. The statue is made of weakly burned clay. Figures of animals (bear, lion, mammoth, horse, fox, rhino and owl) have been found as well, in addition to more than 2,000 balls of burnt clay. Since discovery Since 1924 the area (palaeolithic settlement of Doln Věstonice in Moravia, Czech Republic) was under systematic archaelogical research led by Karel Absolon. The figurine was discovered on July 13th, 1925 in layer of ash, broken into two pieces. Subsequently it was put on display; now it can be found in museum in Brno, protected and not accessible to public. Scientics examine the statuette from time to time: for example tomograph scan in 2004 found (ancient) fingerprint of cca 10 years old child on buttock. External links
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