The oldest known anthropomorphic animal carving

by Janet Carr
Posted on June 17, 2022May 24, 2022

Lion-man, the oldest known anthropomorphic animal carving in the world – 38,000 BCE. Carved from mammoth ivory using flint stone tools.

(Found in a German cave in 1939)

Author: Janet Carr

Fashion, beauty and animal loving language consultant from South Africa living in Stockholm, Sweden. View all posts by Janet Carr

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