It is truly fascinating that in one area of the world at the approximate same time that this is being made in Malta: Venus Figurine Credit: Hamelin de Guettelet that this is made in the Czech Republic: Venus of Dolní Věstonice Credit: Wikipedia These figurines are referred to a "Venus" Figurines. Their exact purpose is not known but suspect were for ritual or ceremonial fertility purposes: "The statuette follows the general morphology of the other Venus figurines: exceptionally large breasts, belly and hips, perhaps symbols of fertility, relatively small head and little detail on the rest of the body."( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_of_Doln%C3%AD_Věstonice ) These figures were made in the Neolithic Era ( ca. 10,000 BC, by Mesopotamia. By ca. 3000 BC,) According to the website, Essential Humanities: "Neolithic life revolutionized every aspect of human experience and endeavour
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