Venus of Galgenberg
Venus of Galgenberg in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna, Austria
The Venus of Galgenberg is a Venus figurine of the Aurignacian, dated to ca. 30,000 years ago.
It was discovered in 1988 close to Stratzing, Austria, not far from the site of the Venus of Willendorf.
The figurine measures 7.2 cm in height and weighs 10 g. It is sculptured from green Serpentine rock.
Literature
- Das neolithische Fundmaterial von St.Pölten/Galgenleithen. in: Mitteilungen der Anthropologischen Gesellschaft in Wien. Wien 108.1978, 50ff. ISSN 0373-5656
- Zur altsteinzeitlichen Besiedlungsgeschichte des Galgenberges von Stratzing/Krems - Rehberg. in: Archäologie Österreichs. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Ur- und Frühgeschichte. Bd 18. Wien 4.1993,1,10 ff. ISSN 1018-1857
- Bednarik, Robert (1989) The Galgenberg figurine from Krems, Austria. Rock Art Research. 6. 118-25
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