Archaeologists Unearth 16,000-Year-Old Goddess Figurine in Turkey

Balkan Travellers ^ | Thursday, August 20, 2009 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

A 16,000-year-old clay figurine of a female was found by archaeologists during excavations in southern-eastern Turkey.

The mother goddess sculpture was discovered in the Direklu Cave in the Kahramanmarafl Province, which archaeologists have been excavating since July 15, Gazi University Archaeology Department lecturer Cevdet Merih Erek told national media.

The find suggests that women had a high social status in the region at the time the figurine was made, Erek explained.

In addition, it challenged archaeologists' previous knowledge by suggesting that the method of using fired clay to make figurines was much older than previously thought. Before this recent discovery, the oldest fired clay god or goddess figurines unearthed in Mesopotamia, Anatolia and other Near East regions were made in 5,000 BC.

[SunkenCiv]

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[John123]

A 16,000-year-old clay figurine of a female was found by archaeologists

I bet this figurine still looks better than Michelle in short shorts.

[SunkenCiv]

s/b "Direklu Cave in the Kahramanmaraç Province"

[Bodleian_Girl]

I’m not trying to be tacky, but honestly, if I had as much cellulite on the back of my legs as Mrs. Obama does, I would not advertise the fact.

[SkyDancer]

Why is it that every figurine of a woman has to be some sort of goddess of fertility thing or whatever .....why not just a figurine???? Why is it always some sort of sexual thing?

[taillightchaser]

Has bubba seen it yet? I’ll bet he’ll hit on it!

[wastedyears]

Why is it that every figurine of a woman has to be some sort of goddess of fertility thing or whatever .....why not just a figurine???? Why is it always some sort of sexual thing?

Maybe the particular culture at that particular time period worshiped some women.

[Cyber Ninja]

Because, even 28,000
years ago men thought
about sex about every
ten minutes.

[Eagles6]

Stone Age porn perhaps?

Glad I missed michelle's thighs.

[Fred Nerks]

The find suggests that women had a high social status in the region at the time the figurine was made, Erek explained...

Unlike under islam, you moron Erek!

[fieldmarshaldj]

Guilty.

[Tax-chick]

They don’t know. It’s a just a shortcut, to assume that all artifacts that aren’t of obvious practical utility are “religious.”

[brytlea]

Bill Clinton will date her.

[brytlea]

Drat you beat me!

[brytlea]

You know, American women are looking more and more like that.

[Tax-chick]

At least my fellow Wal-mart shoppers have clothes on!

[brytlea]

Yeah, but they can afford spandex.

[Tax-chick]

The shapeless linen sack ancient Mesopotamian women wore would have been more flattering.

[SkyDancer]

But it seems all objects are of some sexual thing they say ... why can’t it be just an artistic subject?