In 1908 at an archeological dig site near Vienna, excavators uncovered a small stone statue depicting a woman. The statue was about four-inches tall, and it was painted a reddish color. The dig team cleaned it off, and in doing so, accidentally removed the red paint.
Scientists dubbed the statue the “Venus of Willendorf.” The Venus shows a faceless woman with her head tilted down. On her head, rows of jagged lines represent a hat or perhaps braids or curls. She has large breasts, an ample belly with an innie belly button and thick thighs, with no feet.
The statue has mystified researchers for more than a century. But now, they may have answered one question: where the statue originated.
