Prehistoric Oriental 'Venus' Carved On Cliff Discovered In Ningxia

Peoples Daily ^ | 12-23-2003

[Dr. Frank fan]

Venus just refers to a particular type of statue (pregnant females), mostly found in Europe, which are among the earliest known sculptures.

You should direct this comment towards the author of the above article, who for some reason seems to think that the term "Venus" in that context also denotes "the Goddess of love".

They don't literally mean statues of the Roman goddess.

Um, I know they don't mean that a "Venus" is a statue of the Roman goddess literally. This thing was found in China.

They do seem to mean it figuratively, or rather, in an analogical sense, however. If you think they're wrong about that, I agree with you, and you should therefore take it up with them, not me. Best,

[Cogadh na Sith]

Sounds suspiciously like the old Celtic carvings of 'Fertility Goddesses'.

Hmmmmmm.....

[gd124]

What can you expect from the "People's Daily"? At least it's better than the KCNA!

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. From 2003.

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[muawiyah]

Just to update this thing, the American people, in general, as they have proceeded to stir the genomic pot to the maximum extent possible, have probably recreated a human type much more like the early Cro-Magnons of 35,000 years ago than was the case in most places until recently.

At the same time they've definitely "bulked up" ~ a LOT!

It's entirely possible the folks "way back when" tended toward the fat side!

[stevio]

Hubba hubba!

[SunkenCiv]

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