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Neolithic 'Goddess' figurine unearthed in Italy Italy

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 11 September 2006  Page Views: 3612

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Country: Italy Archaeologists have unearthed the largest Neolithic female figurine ever found in Italy, according to a press report . The 7,000-year-old stone statuette, discovered during excavations of a burial site near the northern Italian city of Parma, is over 20 centimetres tall.

It depicts a woman with an oval face, slit eyes, a prominent nose and long hair. Her arms are bent at her elbows, sticking out at right-angles to her body .

Although such statuettes are fairly common, it is rare to find figurines this old in Europe, and the majority represent a mother earth divinity with a swelling belly symbolizing fertility.

The figure was unearthed in a tomb that is part of a larger Neolithic burial site outside Vicofertile, a town around 10km southwest of Parma.

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