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The Shigir Sculpture, or Shigir Idol (Russian: Шигирский идол), is the oldest known wooden sculpture. [1] [2] It is estimated to have been carved c. 11,500 years ago, or during the early Holocene period, and is twice as old as Egypt's Great Pyramid. [3]
The oldest of the figures is the Mesolithic find from Willemstad, North Brabant in the Netherlands and the latest is 13th-century, but most date from between c. 500 BCE and 500 CE. They are found as far west as Ireland (although at least one found in Britain, the Strata Florida figure from Wales, was imported [ citation needed ] ) and as far ...
A spectacular collection of furniture and wooden artifacts was excavated by the University of Pennsylvania at the site of Gordion (Latin: Gordium), the capital of the ancient kingdom of Phrygia in the early first millennium BC. The best preserved of these works came from three royal burials, surviving nearly intact due to the relatively stable ...
Wood carving is one of the oldest arts of humankind. Wooden spears from the Middle Paleolithic, such as the Clacton Spear, reveal how humans have engaged in utilitarian woodwork for millennia. However, given the relatively rapid rate at which wood decays in most environments, there are only isolated ancient artifacts remaining.
3300–2800 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: Set 1, 2017 (SOAR) 5: Neolithic bag: 3800–2500 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: 6: Basket earrings: c. 2300 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: 7: Pair of gold discs: 2200–2000 BC: National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology: Set 1, 2017 ('N' rate) 8 ...
Archaeology is the study of human activity in the past, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts (also known as eco-facts) and cultural landscapes (the archaeological record).
Other artifacts were made “using animal remains include a stitched hide boot and carved antler and bone tools.” A 3,000-year-old pair of stick wrapped in animal hide found in the ice.
The decree helped to protect monuments and curb the smuggling of ancient Egyptian artifacts. [126] The Ministry of Tourism & Antiquities (officially called the "Antiquities Authority") is the Egyptian government organization which serves to protect and preserve the heritage and ancient history of Egypt. It was established in 1858.