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Swimming Reindeer

A History of the World in 100 Objects

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The Art of Ice Age Artists

Both male and female have full sets of antlers and coats in such wonderful condition. On the female's chest, the ribs and the sternum have been beautifully carved. This object was clearly made not just with the knowledge of a hunter, but also with the insigt of a butcher. We know that this detailed naturalism was only one of the styles that ice age artists had at their disposal. These are modern humans with modern human minds, just like our own. They still live by hunting and gathering, but they're interpreting the world through art.

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