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A tiny carved representation of a bird discovered in Hohle Fels Cave, Germany. It's about 33,000 years old.

Jnei 8 Dec 25
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It is so good to see information growing about Ice Age peoples.

brentan Level 8 Dec 26, 2018
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Beautiful

Hathacat Level 9 Dec 25, 2018
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So tiny! Maybe it was to be carried around in a pocket or something.

Carin Level 8 Dec 25, 2018

I like to imagine it's a child's toy 🙂

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Very cool!

Edgeward Level 6 Dec 25, 2018
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This is a pretty sophidticated abstraction. Its nice to know goes back 30,000 years +

t1nick Level 8 Dec 25, 2018
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absolutely fabulous any other details

More here [news.bbc.co.uk]

@Jnei thank you very mjuch

@BillLittleford Ignore what it says about Neanderthals, though - as discussed below, Neanderthals are now known to have been extinct by the time the bird was carved!

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That little bird raises so many questions

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Wow! An early, early artist!

MojoDave Level 9 Dec 25, 2018
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