Stone man joins carved animals in neolithic farmyard Guardian - September 10, 2009
Ancient stone artwork discovered BBC - August 18, 2009

Prehistoric artwork has been discovered by an amateur archaeologist at a Perthshire mountain range.
Hand Stencils Through Time National Geographic - June 26, 2009
Clusters of hand stencils dating back 2,500 years cover the walls of Argentina's Cueva de las Manos (Cave of the Hands) in Patagonia.
Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female National Geographic - June 26, 2009
Inside France's 25,000-year-old Pech Merle cave, hand stencils surround the famed "Spotted Horses" mural.
Oldest Art in Americas Found on Mammoth Bone? National Geographic - June 11, 2009
Obsession with Naked Women Dates Back 35,000 Years Live Science - May 13, 2009

Sexy "Venus" may be oldest figurine yet discovered. Radiocarbon dating indicates the figure excavated from an archaeological dig in southern Germany, near the Danube valley, was at least 35,000 years old.
Australia: Cave Painting Depicts Extinct Marsupial Lion Live Science - May 11, 2009

Modern Australia lacks big land predators, but until about 30,000 years ago, the continent was ruled by Thylacoleo carnifex, the marsupial "lion." Several well-preserved skeletons of the leopard-size beast have been found. Now, a newly discovered cave painting offers a glimpse of the animal's external appearance.
New Stone Age artefacts unearthed BBC - December 1, 2008
The carving has a feminine form, reminiscent of Venus figurines found from Siberia to the Pyrenees.
Hawaiian Makauwahi Cave Reveals Ancient Secrets National Geographic - October 25, 2008
This may be the richest fossil site in the entire Pacific Island region, loaded with bird and fish bones and ancient Polynesian artifacts
Ancient Figurines Found - From First Modern Humans? National Geographic - December 17, 2003

Humans have had a refined artistic bent for at least 33,000 years, according to the
discovery of three deftly carved ivory figurines in a cave in southwestern Germany.
The miniature statues include a horse, a diving waterfowl, and a half-man, half-lion.
Ivory bird displays ancient skill BBC - December 17, 2003

A sculpted piece of mammoth ivory may be the earliest representation
of a bird in the archaeological record. The 30,000-year-old figurine,
found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany's Ach Valley, depicts what looks
to be a diving cormorant with swept-back wings.
'Oldest sculpture' found in Morocco May 23, 2003 - BBC

A 400,000-year-old stone object unearthed in Morocco
could be the world's oldest attempt at sculpture.
Faces from the Ice Age May 28, 2002 - BBC News
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