Archaeologists Unearth 16,000-Year-Old Goddess Figurine in TurkeyBalkanTravellers.com
20 August 2009 | A 16,000-year-old clay figurine of a female was found by archaeologists during excavations in southern-eastern Turkey.
The mother goddess sculpture was discovered in the Direklu Cave in the KahramanmaraÅŸ Province, which archaeologists have been excavating since July 15, Gazi University Archaeology Department lecturer Cevdet Merih Erek told national media.
The find suggests that women had a high social status in the region at the time the figurine was made, Erek explained.
In addition, it challenged archaeologists’ previous knowledge by suggesting that the method of using fired clay to make figurines was much older than previously thought. Before this recent discovery, the oldest fired clay god or goddess figurines unearthed in Mesopotamia, Anatolia and other Near East regions were made in 5,000 BC.
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I am a firm believer that there was a civilization that pre-dates Sumeria around 10,000 years ago. It would be in an area from present day India to Indonesia. Many pyramid designs are similar worldwide.
