Comment on For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure wh

For over 20 years, archaeologists in Germany thought a 35,000-year-old figurine they found was a horse. Now, they aren't sure wh

The Hohle Fels animal figure from left frontRia Litzenberg, University of Tübingen The "body" of a prehistoric ivory figurine was recently discovered in Germany. The head was found in 1999, and for years, archaeologists believed it to be a horse. Now, they're trying to figure out what animal it actually is. A minuscule, ivory figurine being pieced together over 20 years has confounded scientists, who thought the carving was a horse this whole time.The figurine's head was first found in 1999 in the Hohle Fels cave — an important archaeological site of ice age artifacts nestled in Germany's Swabian Jura region — and dates back 35,000 years ago.

 

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