Probably a cult statue. Fascinating the stuff that came and went thousands of years before anyone wrote it down...
Although...
The only ancient inscriptions which survive are on durable media, so...
2,700-Year-Old Fabric Found in Greece
PhysOrg.com | 05/09/2007 | Nicholas Paphitis
Posted on 05/11/2007 1:53:22 AM EDT by FreedomCalls
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Oldest Swords Found In Turkey (3,300BC)
Discovery Channel | 3-25-2003 | Rossella Lorenzi
Posted on 03/30/2003 7:37:06 PM EST by blam
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Humanity’s Greatest Calamity: An Ancient Flood Changed the Course of Civilization
Source: discovering archeology com
Published: 15 August 2001 Author: Brian Fagan
Posted on 08/31/2001 19:20:50 PDT by aculeus
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