Monday, July 29, 2013

After 40,000 Years Head Reattached To Ancient Ice Age Sculpture Body




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After 40,000 Years Head Reattached To Ancient Ice Age Sculpture Body



Researchers from the University of Tübingen have successfully reattached the newly discovered head of a prehistoric mammoth ivory figurine discovered in 1931. The head was found during renewed excavations at Vogelherd Cave, site of the original dig in 1931. The recent excavations, between 2005 and 2012, have yielded a number of important finds. A lion figurine carved from mammoth ivory, now with refitted head.






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