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  • A second Venus found in Orkney as archeologists create history

    07/19/2010 6:45:03 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies
    The Scotsman ^ | Monday, July 19, 2010 | Jenny Fyall
    It is believed both date back to 2,600 BC, when a Neolithic village existed at the dig site at the Links of Noltland in Westray... Without its head it stands just one and a half inches tall. A thumb-shaped indentation at the top of the body shows where the head had been attached. Clay balls found near the spot could have been used as heads for the figurines, archaeologists believe... A square carving on the front, possibly depicting a tunic, is divided into triangles. A centrally punched hole could represent the figure's belly button... Peter Yeoman, head of cultural resources...