35,000-year-old Human Figurine: Oldest Ever?

Obviously carved by a guy.

There you have it ladies, men have had their head in the gutter for 35,000 years. Abandon all hope for us, it ain't getting any better! But then again, it does prove that the whole misconception about the whole anorexic hourglass figure which has been hammered into our culture for so many years. Even men back then knew real women had curves! Damn, now I’m hungry for roasted chicken.

Come on now, this is obviously a chicken!

It is said that they eat the dead...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5REaxl15uI&feature=PlayList&p=87EBD63B927C0E02&index=0&playnext=1

I sure do love the rubenesque woman. It's written into the genetic code of most men, seek out a nice a pair of...hips. Yeah, that too.

Are you sure? Cause it looks like a chicken.

It's pretty standard representation for neolithic female figures.

The Venus of Willendorf is the most famous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf

It’s pretty standard representation for internet know-it-alls.

The Chasmere is not the best at it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Willendorf_was not_made_in_the_neolithic_period,_but_upper paleolithic._And_this_roast_chicken_looking_one_is 10,000_years_older_than_that.

gotta love this: when asked about the possible meaning about the figurine (which was appearantly worn around the neck), archaeologist nicholas conrad replied: "i wasn't there 40,000 years ago, and bottom line, i haven't got a clue." (http://www.netzeitung.de/wissenschaft/1354379.html)

The well fed look was very desirable, it was a sign that life was good and there was plenty of food.

I'd heard that before, Vbnx, and repeating it has caused a revelation...can we blame the media for making us fat by showing us primarily thinner people? Are we eating more because our heroes are all too thin?

Perhaps a conspiracy theory deserving of it's own website?

I gotta quit smokin' this stuff...

As much as I think Sigmund Freud was an idiot, sometimes a roast chicken is just a roast chicken.

Why are we all so convinced this was carved by a guy? Maybe this was early lesbian art? An advertising standup to inspire the girls at their Weight Watchers meeting? A kindergarten art project for Mother's Day?

Amazing how similar it is to the The Venus of Willendorf! This is a very exciting find.

....Soooooo Primitive.............

@Medussa

If a woman made it the head would be bigger or as big as the breasts. As for guys, we hardly notice that part until they start talking.

Why when we want to depict Christian religion, does the cross and the thorns on the head have all the attention...?

If the priests or sjamans of this religion were women, they could also very well have made these all bums and breasts sculptures.

In some African cultures it is still very sexy and desirable to be very fat and visibly Fertile.

Baby got back!

man, what if that's *exactly* what a woman looked like back then? AAAghhhhghhhhH!

"This sculpture may look a little bit like a roast chicken, but don’t let that distract you"

I LOL'd.

Obviously carved by a guy with peculiar tastes.. Ah, c'mon, women always liked to be slim

Newaz, women back then had less work, so it is a bit obvious that all they had to do was (not watching TV) watching the drams in their villages or tribes and look after the house. No work back then (meant for laundry and stuff)

Gauldar, they STOP talking?

Ajan, you're a riot.

Looking at about half the comments here I think there is good evidence that evolution is running backwards.

This figurine represents an incredible part of the common heritage of all people. There is no way to understand the context in which it was made but given that “porn” is a modern concept it is not “porn”. It reflects sexuality for sure but sexuality as it has been throughout most of the history of humanity. Mystic and spiritual, tied to pleasure and procreation, natural and supernatural. Interwoven with life.

Over sexed nerds getting each other off with crude comments while drooling over internet images of digitally enhanced fantasy women are a new phenomenon. I doubt they will last as long as this and the other “Venus” figures.

Some things deserve respect simply because of what they are.

This ancient ivory “headless” figurine of a woman is almost identical to a Malta (island south of Italy) Neolithic figurine – fertility goddess. See link below – scroll halfway down to view pic:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://barclay1720.tripod.com/hist/images/maltavenus3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://barclay1720.tripod.com/hist/paleo/neovenus.htm&usg=__7Krs4uayVG3lVu9B8223h3bz6LM=&h=399&w=338&sz=19&hl=en&start=1&sig2=6JpyFGm3tpgtzmOvEvE2JQ&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=Q6MPbfQUXDHl6M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=105&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmalta%2Bfemale%2Bfigure%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=hQw5TPylNIKclgeStd2wBA

N.Gagnon - explorer