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What do you believe was the most likely purpose of the small female figurines?
From my perspective, the small female figurines most likely
served as ideal representations of female beauty, and possessed
religious and spiritual connotations. In fact, Dixson and Dixson
(2011) proposed that the figures symbolized abundance and hope for
well-nourished and reproductively successful communities as these
were created at the time when Europe was undergoing a severe ice
age.
References:
Dixson, A. F., & Dixson, B. J. (2011). Venus Figurines of the
European Paleolithic: Symbols of Fertility or Attractiveness?
Journal of Anthropology, 2011, 1-11.
doi:10.1155/2011/569120
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