[Obesity in sculptures of the paleolithic era].
In this paper I present 100 neolithic figurines (97 female and 3 male) made of ivory, mammuth bone, limestone and other substances. The sculptures were found on the Eurasian continent, from the Pirenees to Lake Baikal and the river Amur. More than half (57.3%) of the idols show various types of female obesity. However, they are named ironically "Venus"-es. The figurines are described and speculation underlying the reason for such depictions and their uses are presented.
Józsa
László
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Csernely Táncsics u. 9. 3648. jozsalg@freemail.hu
D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000266:history*; D010164:Paleopathology / Q000379:methods; D012613:Sculpture / Q000266:history*