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Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Dating back some 13,000 years, this intricately carved sculpture of two swimming reindeer—made from the tip of a mammoth tusk—is one of the finest examples of Ice Age art. Created at the end of the Last Ice Age, when mammoths, reindeer, and wolverines still roamed Europe, it now resides in the British Museum, UK
Bison figure on reindeer antler, 10 cm, National Museum Les Eyzies, location: Archaeological site "La Madeleine" in France
A prehistoric scene recreated at Baconao Park in Santiago de Cuba
This carving of swimming reindeer is considered one of the most exquisite examples of Ice Age art ever discovered. Carved from the tip of a mammoth tusk and dating back around 13,000 years, it belongs to the end of the Last Ice Age—a time when mammoths, reindeer, and wolverines still roamed across Europe. It is now housed at the British Museum, UK
Fragment of a mammoth tusk decorated with incisions, 40 cm. Dolní Věstonice, Gravettian. Original. Temporary exhibition the Mammoth hunters in the NM Prague, The Moravian Museum

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