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    Nefret: It's actually not called the Venus of Willendorf anymore, I think. That particular name was a not-so funny joke referring to the "Hottentot Venus" (a... more »
    Jack_Burton: They haven't found the ventriloquist yet? more »
    thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: Oh my God. Could we please just give the weight posts a rest? I don't like being reminded that fat people exist, and that they have opinions on weig... more »
    inabook: Its interesting that the figure is headless. Wonder if the ring was used to hang it in the house, or as a necklace, form a belt or something else. more »
    Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane: Running Gingerbread man. Awesome (When he runs out the army base with some medals in hand, reference to some thieves stealing some Victoria Crosses i... more »
    Jenn Howerton: I can only wonder what the tablet-oids said about her flaunting her curves. more »
    peachplum: She is a stone cold fox. more »
    wilmawonker: Actually I prefered this quote "The split between the two halves of the buttocks is deep and continuous without interruption to the front of the figur... more »
    Vivelafat says Sweep the leg, Johnny.: See, she's naked because even back then they didn't make big enough clothes. The designers didn't like the way their animal skins looked on a fat body. more »
    Santos L Halper: See, Creationists? More evidence for evolution, right here. We only recently, as a species, developed faces. more »
    blueberrypancake: I just wish ancient peoples wouldn't glorify unhealthy lifestyles like this. What kind of message did this send to prehistoric women??? That they can ... more »
    Sister Toldja: Great, now that we have AGAIN established that she was African, can we pull the plug on the Catherine Zeta Jones film? Why don't they skip the middle ... more »
    picardia: They should let Angela from "Bones" do the reconstruction. Lack of evidence never seems to stop her. After the commercial break, she's always right ... more »
    meniltiac: Poor Arsinoe, first her sister puts her to death, and her exhumed body is mainly interesting to us in order to see what her murderer looked like. I ca... more »
    ceejeemcbeegee is not here: This is like the Aesop debate: the man clearly was African, being that his stories featured African animals that not many Greeks would have ever imagi... more »
  • #digit

    Venus Was Her Name

    We can do no better than to quote the NY Times on this one: "Ancient Figurine of Voluptuous Woman Is Found." (Sadly, not pictured. That's another Venus.) [NYT]
  • #lostandfound

    Remains Of Cleopatra's Murdered Sister Identified

    Archaeologists claim that they have found the skeletal remains of Princess Arsinöe , who was put to death by her sister, Cleopatra, in 41 BC. The remains have also shed new light on Cleopatra's ethnic background. More »
  • #cleopatra

    Portrait Of A Lady

    Shockingly, Cleopatra did not, in fact, resemble a Hollywood actress. Cambridge's Sally Ann Ashton has put together a portrait of the Queen based on the image on an ancient coin and her probable ethnic makeup.
  • #marymagdalene

    Toiletries Of The Bible

  • #inbrief

    Found Art