Created: | 5,500 BC |
Discovered Place: | Republic of Macedonia |
Location: | Skopje, North Macedonia |
Discovered By: | Milos Bilbija |
Discovered Date: | 2000 |
The Adam of Macedonia, earlier often referred to as the Adam of Govrlevo,[1] is a neolithic sculpture found by archaeologist Milos Bilbija of the Skopje City Museum where it now resides.[2]
More than 7,000 years old, it is the oldest artwork and artifact found in North Macedonia. Dating from the 6th millennium BC, the sculpture's creator represented a sitting male body, and showed details in the spine, ribs and navel, and erect phallus.