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Venus of Willendorf Made of limestone the faceless rotund statue

Venus of Willendorf Made of limestone the faceless rotund statue with a distended stomach and full breasts is a figurine that was used to symbolically represent fertility and the creative power of nature This mythological figure appeared during the Upper Paleolithic time period and may have been used during religious ceremonies in order to ensure the reproduction of the tribe as well as a bountiful food supply This mother goddess seemed to be popular around southeastern Europe with about thirty thousand sculptures made of bone stone gold copper and marble being uncovered at about three thousand sites This figure is important because it tells us the types of materials that may have been used by artisans of that time as well as giving us insight to their religious practices Mesopotamia Located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is a valley that is known as the Fertile Crescent The Greek word Mesopotamia which means between two rivers became the place where Western civilization arose It was during the Neolithic Revolution that made cities possible Bronze production baking bread in ovens making glass and wine became common in Mesopotamia and Egypt during this time Writing was the hallmark of this period as well with Egyptians putting words on papyrus 



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