7,500-Year-Old Figurine Unearthed in Romania - Archaeology Magazine

7,500-Year-Old Figurine Unearthed in Romania - Archaeology Magazine

Neolithic figurine, Starčevo-Criș culture, Romania SFÂNTU GHEORGHE, ROMANIA—According to a Greek Reporter article, a 2.5-inch Neolithic figurine depicting a woman with extended arms was discovered in central Romania, among traces of dwellings, pottery, and charcoal dated to between 5800 and 5500 B.C. National Museum of the Eastern Carpathians archaeologists Dan Lucian Buzea, Dan Călin Ştefan, and Puskás Jozsef were investigating the site of Arcu…