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Dolní Věstonice

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[dawl-nyee vye-staw-nyi-tse] / ˈdɔl nyi ˈvyɛ stɔ nyɪ tsɛ /

noun

  1. a camping site of Upper Paleolithic mammoth hunters c23,000 b.c. in southern Moravia, Czech Republic, characterized chiefly by Venus figures, ornaments of mammoth ivory, and animal figures of baked clay.

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AN: They are incredibly varied beyond the few figurines seen over and over again: the Venus of Hohle Fels, the Venus of Willendorf, and the Venus of Dolní Věstonice.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2012

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