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Diversity of the Upper Paleolithic “Venus Figurines and Archeological Mythology”
Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1525/ap3a.1990.2.1.11
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Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association
Special Issue: Powers of Observation: Alternative Views in Archeology
Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 11–22, January 1990
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Nelson, S. M. (1990), Diversity of the Upper Paleolithic “Venus Figurines and Archeological Mythology”. Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association, 2: 11–22. doi: 10.1525/ap3a.1990.2.1.11
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- Issue published online: 28 JUN 2008
- Article first published online: 28 JUN 2008
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Meanings attributed to Upper Paleolithic female figurines in the past have been based on the assumption that they are all alike in important ways. Attention is called here to the diversity of the figurines, and possible alternative interpretations.