In general, the figurines belonging to the Neolithic (the New Stone Age) have rarely been under functional analysis. Nevertheless, three studies undertaken on the figurines unearthed from some places in the Middle East have presented some classifications for them, and attempted to study different results in terms of their application (Voight, M., 1983, pp.186-192). The first one is the publishe...

Meanings attributed to Upper Paleolithic female figurines in the past have been based on the assumption that they are all alike in important ways. Attention is called here to the diversity of the figurines, and possible alternative interpretations. Among the earliest depictions of human beings, dating back to perhaps 30,000 years ago, are small figurines of nude females, which are found across ...

this article aims at analyzing the figurines of hajilar located in central anatolia. it specifically analyzes the female figurines found in level vi of hajilar related to the neolithic culture. apart from that, some theories regarding different functions of these figurines are also discussed in the present article. in order to have a better understanding of the nature of these figurines, their ...

in every part of ancient iran, human terracotta figurines are an integral part of the local culture. they play an important part in ancient iranian religious practices, and there are many examples of figurines being offered to deities. in addition to their ubiquity, they have a very ancient history. the first figurines ever found in this part of the world are from the first occupation of the se...

Small ceramic figurines were common components of domestic artifact inventories at Aztec archaeological sites. These objects provide important evidence in the investigation of Aztec domestic ritual (Smith 2002). a realm poorly represented i n the abundant ethnohistoric documentation of Aztec religion. Although Aztec-style ceramic figurines are abundant both in museum collections and at archaeol...

The Sannai Maruyama site (3900-2300 BC) is one of the largest known from Japan’s Jomon period (14 000-300 BC). This study shows that over 1500 years the number of dwellings, their size, the type of stone tools and the fondness for figurines varied greatly. Nor was it a story of gradual increase in complexity: the settlement grew in intensity up to a peak associated with numerous grinding stones...

The terracotta figurines from the so-called ‘House of Orpheus’ in Nea Paphos,Cyprus, and in particular the terracotta figurines excavated between 1982-1992, form part of a significant material assemblage that spans in time from Hellenistic to Roman times. These high quality terracotta figurines fall within the mainstream of Cypriot art and its associated ancient technological and cultural syste...

There are a limited number of artistic objects from ancient times with particular importance in neonatal medicine. The best examples are figurines from ancient Egypt of Isis nursing Horus, showing the importance of breastfeeding. The earliest images of the human fetus were made by the Olmecs in Mexico around 1200- 400 BCE. One of the earliest representations of congenital anomalies is a figurin...

conjoined twins, was a known type of birth in antiquity. it was mentioned in manuscripts and depicted in terracotta figurines and vase paintings. such findings were discovered in a variety of territories. religion, local cult, and simple iconography of a known phenomenon create a debate among scholars to annotate their discovery. gods and goddesses, magic figurines, sacred marriage, a binary hy...