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L. Coyote

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Wed Sep 2, 2015, 01:42 AM Sep 2015

Revelations on Shigir Idol 'change our understanding of ancient civilisations'

Revelations on Shigir Idol 'change our understanding of ancient civilisations'
http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/features/n0379-revelations-on-shigir-idol-change-our-understanding-of-ancient-civilisations/

By Anna Liesowska
28 August 2015

Culture on edge of Siberia was 'as advanced' as in Middle East, then considered to be the apex of development.



The disclosure this week on the precise fixing of age of the ancient wooden carved statue known as the Shigir Idol is seen as groundbreaking to our understanding of the pre-historic world.

As first revealed by The Siberian Times, the haunting monument is 11,000 years old, ....

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Revelations on Shigir Idol 'change our understanding of ancient civilisations' (Original Post) L. Coyote Sep 2015 OP
Wonderful hearing about this discovery for the first time. We hope to hear more about it. n/t Judi Lynn Sep 2015 #1
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