The microstructure and the origin of the Venus from Willendorf.

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      Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101563288 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2045-2322 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 20452322 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sci Rep Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: London : Nature Publishing Group, copyright 2011-
    • Subject Terms:
      Bivalvia* ; Venus*; Animals ; France ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Italy ; X-Ray Microtomography
    • Abstract:
      The origin and key details of the making of the ~ 30,000 year old Venus from Willendorf remained a secret since its discovery for more than a hundred years. Based on new micro-computed tomography scans with a resolution of 11.5 µm, our analyses can explain the origin as well as the choice of material and particular surface features. It allowed the identification of internal structure properties and a chronological assignment of the Venus oolite to the Mesozoic. Sampling numerous oolite occurrences ranging ~ 2500 km from France to the Ukraine, we found a strikingly close match for grain size distribution near Lake Garda in the Southern Alps (Italy). This might indicate considerable mobility of Gravettian people and long-time transport of artefacts from South to North by modern human groups before the Last Glacial Maximum.
      (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20220301 Date Completed: 20220412 Latest Revision: 20220412
    • Publication Date:
      20240104
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8885675
    • Accession Number:
      10.1038/s41598-022-06799-z
    • Accession Number:
      35228605