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Germany returns ancient Mayan artefacts found in farmhouse cellar

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 11:03:24 +0100

Germany on Friday returned a collection of ancient Mayan artefacts to Guatemala and Mexico after police found them stashed in the cellar of a farmhouse in Saxony-Anhalt state last year.

Stone Age 'Venus' sets scientific hearts aflutter

Thu, 14 May 2009 13:20:00 +0200

She’s just six centimetres tall, with breasts that make Dolly Parton look flat-chested – and, at more than 35,000 years of age, she could be the oldest piece of figurative art in the world.

Archaelogists may have found oldest human figurine ever

Fri, 08 May 2009 14:33:00 +0200

Archaeologists have unearthed an Ice Age goddess statue in the Swabian Alb mountain range that may be the oldest ever found, German daily Südwest Presse reported on Friday.