University of Tübingen archaeologists found ancient fragment of ivory belonging to 40,000 year old animal figurine in Vogelherd Cave in southwestern Germany

The fragment on the left makes up half the head of the animal figure on the right, showing that the “lion” was fully three-dimensional, and not a relief as long thought. Photo: Hilde Jensen, Universität Tübingen

The fragment on the left makes up half the head of the animal figure on the right, showing that the “lion” was fully three-dimensional, and not a relief as long thought. Photo: Hilde Jensen, Universität Tübingen

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