jan 1, 230000 BC - 230,000 (- 700,000) BCE - Venus of Berekhat Ram (Mobility Art) Golan Heights between Syria and Israel
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Quote from Cork Uni (link below) -The early Stone Age figurine of Berekhat Ram (Birkat Ram), discovered in hills north of Israel, is believed to be one of the oldest pieces of prehistoric sculpture known to archeology. Although initially highly controversial - as some paleontologists preferred to see it more as a product of natural erosion rather than a deliberate human act of creativity - its status now seems more secure following the discovery of a second similar and contemporaneous figurine - the Venus of Tan-Tan, in Morocco.
Furthermore, microscopic analysis by Alexander Marshack appears to confirm that humans were responsible for the figurine.
Of equal significance is the fact that recently, examples of rock art from an even earlier Stone Age culture have been discovered in India - these are the petrogyphs of Bhimbetka - which supports the proposition that prehistoric art originated far earlier than previously thought.
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Date:
jan 1, 230000 BC
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~ 232179 years ago