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May 15, 2009

Ah, the joys of archaeology

Archaeology is one of the branches of scientific study that occasionally comes up with unusual results:

Archaeologists unearth oldest known 3D pornography:
German cavemen carved jubtabulous mammoth-tusk lady

Topflight archaeologists have unearthed a 35,000-year-old figurine carved out of mammoth ivory by prehistoric Germans, depicting a woman with enormous breasts. The find is thought to be the oldest known example of 3D pornography in the world.

Prehistoric Hohle Fels statuette depicting a large breasted lady
Credit: Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

The find was made in the Hohle Fels Cave in the Swabian Jura area of southwest Germany last year, by Nicholas Conard of Tübingen Uni. He believes that the jubtastic relic is at least 5,000 years older than previously-discovered busty nude cavewoman themed objets d'art, and perhaps indicates that the desire to goggle at saucy imagery of ladies well-furnished in the tophamper department is a basic attribute of modern humanity.

Posted by Nicholas at May 15, 2009 10:47 AM
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