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What is the Venus of Willendorf?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to a 2022 study in the Scientific Reports journal, the Venus of Willendorf is a roughly four-inch statuette of a female figure named for its discovery location in Austria. The figure is defined by the exaggerated bodily features of the woman shown. Since it was carved about 30,000 years ago, it’s unclear whether it’s supposed to depict a fertility goddess or a self-portrait.

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What is the Venus of Willendorf?

• A 25,000-year-old cave engraving of a flying woman
• A 30,000-year-old symbolic statuette of a woman
• A 12,000-year-old cave painting depicting a fertility goddess
• A 650,000-year-old fragment of an ancient woman’s skull