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Venus of Věstonice

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The Venus of Věstonice is a ceramic statuette of a female figure dating to approximately 29,000 years ago, discovered in 1925 near Dolní Věstonice in Moravia. It is one of the oldest known fired-clay objects in the world and an iconic artefact of the Upper Palaeolithic. The discovery is associated with archaeologist Karel Absolon. The original is held at the Moravian Museum in Brno.

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Past · 1
Thu 21.5. 17:00 Vesna, Brno

Petr Kostrhun: Lucie Bakešová, the Mammoth, Karel Absolon – How It All Connects

A lecture exploring the connection between Lucie Bakešová, founder of Vesna, and her nephew Karel Absolon, discoverer of Moravian caves and the Venus of Věstonice. Petr Kostrhun, director of the Centre for Cultural Anthropology at the Moravian Land Museum, reveals how family background shaped this iconic interwar scholar and explorer.
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