6,000-Year-Old Polish Venus Figurine Studied - Archaeology Magazine

6,000-Year-Old Polish Venus Figurine Studied - Archaeology Magazine

KOŁOBRZEG, POLAND—Researchers have determined that a nearly five-inch-tall limestone figurine of a woman found by a farmer near the city of Kołobrzeg in 2022 dates to more than 6,000 years ago, according to a report in The Art Newspaper. The statuette was dubbed the "Venus of Kołobrzeg," a reference to similar Neolithic figurines with accentuated breasts unearthed throughout Europe that scholars believe were fertility symbols. The oldest known e…

6,000-year-old “Venus of Kołobrzeg” confirmed as rare Neolithic discovery in northern Poland

One of the biggest prehistoric discoveries ever made in northern Poland is a limestone figurine discovered near the Baltic coastal city of Kołobrzeg and officially dated to over 6,000 years old. Dubbed the “Venus of Kołobrzeg,” the 12-centimeter-high artifact is a Neolithic fertility symbol, nearly identical to other prehistoric Venus statues discovered throughout Europe. The […]