Konnor Drewen
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Identify the 'Venus of Willendorf'. What does it suggest that the beginnings of art and the domestication of animals happen during the same period in human history?
The Venus of Willendorf is a statue from about 21,000 to 22,000 BCE. As of 1990, following a revised analysis of the stratigraphy of its site, it has been estimated to have been carved 24,000–22,000 BCE. Very little is known about its origin, method of creation, or cultural significance. It was found in a site near Willendorf, a village in Lower Austria. It was discovered by archaeologist Josef Szombathy in 1908. The purpose of the carving is subject to much speculation. The statue was not created with feet and does not stand on its own. It is thought to be a fertility statue due to its figure. The Venus comes from the god Venus although the statues pre-date the mythological god by millennia. "Venus of Willendorf" is part of the collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna. Catherine McCoid and LeRoy McDermott hypothesize that the figurines may have been created as self-portraits. The only thing that I could find on the domestication of animals in relation to the Venus of Willendorf is that the domestication a animals was gradually getting better and a larger part of the Stone Age society.
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