Lion-man – the oldest confirmed statue ever discovered
14 points by gurjeet 3 days ago | 2 comments
thisisauserid 7 minutes ago
The Eurasian Cave Lion was around there back then and was probably the direct model for the Lion-man sculpture. It was roughly 20% larger than modern African lions. Paleolithic cave paintings (e.g., Chauvet) show the male cave lions lacked the heavy neck manes of modern lions.
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