Scraps Of Prehistoric Fabric Provide A View Of Ancient Life Science Daily - September 2004
Ancient Figurines Found - From First Modern Humans? National Geographic - December 2003
Humans have had a refined artistic bent for at least 33,000 years, according to the
discovery of three deftly carved ivory figurines in a cave in southwestern Germany.
The miniature statues include a horse, a diving waterfowl, and a half-man, half-lion.
Ivory bird displays ancient skill BBC - December 2003
A sculpted piece of mammoth ivory may be the earliest representation
of a bird in the archaeological record. The 30,000-year-old figurine,
found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany's Ach Valley, depicts what looks
to be a diving cormorant with swept-back wings.
Lion man takes pride of place as oldest statue Nature - September 2003
30,000-year-old carving might be work of Neanderthals or modern humans.
'Oldest sculpture' found in MoroccoMay 2003 - BBC
A 400,000-year-old stone object unearthed in Morocco
could be the world's oldest attempt at sculpture.
Faces from the Ice Age May 2002 - BBC News
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