Roughly 3,000 years ago, someone living in a village on the shores of what's now Lake Bolsena, 50 miles northwest of Rome, was sculpting a figurine of a goddess. Measuring six inches tall and made of ...
The Venus of Willendorf, which dates back 29,500 years ... the representation and harmonious style make the 29,500-year-old figure of the 'Venus of Wilendorf one of the most expressive works ...
The Venus of Willendorf, a prehistoric statuette with finely braided hair, is proof that hair braiding has been practiced for at least 30,000 years. For most of that history, no government license ...