Venus figurines of Kostyonki explained

The Venus figurines of Kostenki are prehistoric representations of the female body, usually in ivory and usually dated to between 25,000 and 20,000 years ago, making them part of the Gravettian industry of the Upper Palaeolithic period. Found in the Kostyonki-Borshchyovo archeological complex in Russia, these Venus figurines are now in the Hermitage Museum.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Gvozdover. M. D.. 1989. The Typology of Female Figurines of the Kostenki Paleolithic Culture. Soviet Anthropology and Archeology. en. 27. 4. 32–94. 10.2753/AAE1061-1959270432.
• Volkova. Y. S.. 2013. An Experimental Technological Study of Upper Paleolithic Kostenki-type Figurines. Archaeology, Ethnology and Anthropology of Eurasia. en. 41. 3. 33–39. 10.1016/j.aeae.2014.03.005. 1563-0110.
  • Hoffecker. John F.. 2002. The Eastern Gravettian "Kostenki Culture" as an Arctic adaptation. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska . New Series. 2. 115–136.

External links

• Venus of Kostenky, Encyclopedia of Stone Age Art
• Venus figures from the Kostenki–Borshevo region on the Don River, Don's Maps

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venus of Kostenky: Discovery, Dating, Characteristics. Encyclopedia of Stone Age Art. 2020-05-06. 2020-04-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200429182819/http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/prehistoric/venus-of-kostenky.htm. live.
2. Web site: Venus figures from the Kostenki - Borshevo region on the Don River. Hitchcock. Don. 2019-07-09. Don's Maps. 2020-05-06. 2020-05-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512044635/https://donsmaps.com/kostenkivenus.html. live.