Rather, they are tiny, intricately carved anatomical ... typically made of wax molds or carved from wood or ivory. The manikins likely emerged as a result of this trend. Scholars have pegged ...

The oldest image of a star pattern, that of the famous constellation of Orion, has been recognised on an ivory tablet some 32,500 years old. The tiny sliver of mammoth ... The tablet also contains ...

A remarkable collection of tiny carved animals hits the auction block on May 29, proving that Fabergé produced much more than ostentatious eggs. The famed Russian jewelry firm created a whole ...

Archaeologists excavating Hohle Fels cave in southwestern Germany over two decades ago discovered three tiny figurines carved out of mammoth ivory. Dated to around 40,000 years ago, the sculptures ...