Venus of Willendorf is a statuette of a woman. The woman is rather chubby and nude. You can see her hands folded across her chest, the statue can not stand alone. Also the statue is just above 11 cm so that it can fit in your hand. It is dated back to about 30,000 B.C. It suggests that since the people of that time had more time on their hands, they could work on different things. Venus of Willendorf gives some insight to some of the culture of that time. It suggests that the beginning of art and domestication of animals happened around the same time period in human history. The domestication of animals probably happened right before art, because with the animals domesticated, the people did not have to work as hard. With more time on their hands, they could form a new type of culture.
citation: "Venus von Willendorf." Wikimedia commons. Web. 28 Jan 2010.
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