Paleolithic archaeology

Long Before Zeus and Leda, Natufian People Crafted a 12,000-Year-Old Figurine of a Goose Mating with a Woman

18 November 2025

Long before Greek poets imagined Zeus seducing Leda in the guise of a swan, prehistoric communities in Southwest Asia were...

Gravettian-era female figurine head from Amiens-Renancourt 1, northern France, circa 27,000 years old.Credit: Stéphane Lancelot, Inrap

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Extraordinary 27,000-Year-Old Gravettian Female Figurine Head Discovered at Amiens-Renancourt, Northern France

9 July 2025

Recent archaeological excavations at the Amiens-Renancourt 1 site in northern France have unveiled an extraordinary Gravettian-era female figurine head, dating...

Long Before Zeus and Leda, Natufian People Crafted a 12,000-Year-Old Figurine of a Goose Mating with a Woman

Extraordinary 27,000-Year-Old Gravettian Female Figurine Head Discovered at Amiens-Renancourt, Northern France

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