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High-Tech Scans Prove Austria’s Venus of Willendorf Originated in Italy

During an archaeological dig near the village of Willendorf in Lower (Eastern) Austria in 1908, a laborer dug up a small statue that proved to be one of the most important pieces of prehistoric art ever found in Europe. This 4.5-inch (11-centimeter) carved human figurine was eventually labeled the Venus or Woman of Willendorf, in […]

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