The 160-year mystery of Europe's Ice Age 'queens' (www.bbc.com)
from fossilesque@mander.xyz to archaeology@mander.xyz on 10 Mar 2024 19:13
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vlad76@lemmy.sdf.org on 10 Mar 2024 19:45 collapse

My guess it’s porn.

acockworkorange@mander.xyz on 11 Mar 2024 01:29 collapse

In the 160 years since the Venus figurines were discovered, there’s been no shortage of speculation about what purpose they may have served. For decades, the idea that they were simply pornographic objects, designed primarily for the male gaze, has remained a popular explanation, alongside the view of the artworks as fertility figures.