35,000-Year-Old Ivory Horse Figurine Unearthed in Vogelherd Cave

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35,000-Year-Old Ivory Horse Figurine Unearthed in Vogelherd Cave
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The Vogelherd horse, a 35,000-year-old mammoth ivory figurine found in Vogelherd Cave, Germany, is the oldest known horse sculpture made by Homo sapiens. This artifact, depicting a stallion, provides insights into the Aurignacian people, who coexisted with Neanderthals and were skilled hunter-gatherers and artists.

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