Discovered inside a cave in southern Germany in 1939, an ivory statuette depicting a human and a lion was long considered the earliest evidence of religious belief in the world. The artifact is 12 ...

Behold Lion Man, an ancient figurine sculpted from a mammoth's tusk. Discovered back in 1939, this remarkable ice age piece was initially dated at 32,000 Skip to content ...

The lion-man sculpture from Germany (dated to 37,000 years ago) must have been first imagined by the artist by mentally synthesizing parts of the man and beast together and then executing the ...

Hohle Fels water bird: The oldest depiction of a bird in the world Ram in the Thicket: A 4,500-year-old gold statue from the royal cemetery at Ur Słupcio: A 6,000-year-old amber 'gummy bear' that ...

Painstakingly reconstructed, it is known today simply as ‘The Lion Man’. “It is a masterpiece,” says Jill Cook, the exhibition’s curator, and an expert on Ice Age art.

The story behind the Lion Man - a mysterious 40,000 year-old sculpture - told by art historian Neil MacGregor. Listen: Living With The Gods BBC Radio 4 podcast Originally published on 20 October ...

The Taka Ishii Gallery’s “Hybrid Figures” presentation at Paris+ by Art Basel features works compatible with Lion Man, a 40,000-year-old figure.

Archeologists have discovered previously unknown fragments of a figurine known as the "Lion Man," and are piecing it back together. Could the 35,000-year-old statue actually represent a female shaman?

Using the techniques of prehistoric people, experimental archaeologist Wulf Hein recreated the Lion Man, a sculpture made around 40,000 years ago. And something incredible was revealed in the ...