"I'm crushing your head!"
Posted on 07/19/2010 6:45:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
It is believed both date back to 2,600 BC, when a Neolithic village existed at the dig site at the Links of Noltland in Westray... Without its head it stands just one and a half inches tall. A thumb-shaped indentation at the top of the body shows where the head had been attached. Clay balls found near the spot could have been used as heads for the figurines, archaeologists believe... A square carving on the front, possibly depicting a tunic, is divided into triangles. A centrally punched hole could represent the figure's belly button... Peter Yeoman, head of cultural resources at Historic Scotland, said: "It's difficult to speculate on the precise function or meaning of these figurines. "They could even be children's toys." However, he said similar findings in other European countries are generally recognised as images of deities, including some "well-endowed" female figurines that were clearly fertility objects. "This being the case, the figurines start to allow us to consider the spiritual life of the Nortland families more than 4,000 years ago, possibly with the earliest evidence we have of worship being channelled through physical representations of spirits or gods," he said. Until now, he said, it had only been known that our early ancestors in Scotland had worshipped deities at major monuments. "This suggests perhaps they did not just represent their belief system on the grand scale, but also they had them in the home," he said... An unusual building with cattle skulls set into its foundations has also been discovered at the site.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.scotsman.com ...
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Why don’t they ever post pictures?
Maybe it was a doll.
Might, maybe, could...
Imo, the fat lady figurines with the huge tatas were the first issue in portable porn. Pocket porn, if you will.
Hunters got lonely when out in the woods hunting down dinner way back when too, you know.
Precisely. Paleo pocket porn.
"I'm crushing your head!"
With that size I might suspect a child’s toy.
All right, ya got me. What is that thing?
Crystal-Exclamation-Point-Award
I couldn’t agree more, and for that matter, I attribute all or most of the cave art, as well as axled wheels (great for daredeviling down hillsides and making jumps), boating, and other risky but high-reward behavior to prehistoric boys and young men.
Y’know, some smart aleck will read that and post a photo of Helen. You know I’m right.
Dang! Did not think of that!
[Doctor Zaius] In a few minutes there will be no doll. There can’t be. I’m sorry.
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