The 160-year mystery of Europe's Ice Age 'queens' Getty Images Despite more than a century and a half of speculation, these nude, faceless sculptures remain utterly enigmatic. Alamy The Venus of Hohle Fels is the oldest representation of a human ever found A surprising pattern One of the earliest Venus figurines to be unearthed was found in the Vézère valley …
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