Discovery of 17,000-year-old Venus statue in Romania stirs controversy
The alleged discovery of a 17,000-year-old Venus figurine in an archeologic site near Piatra Neamt, in North-Eastern Romania, has stirred controversy after journalists from local tabloid Libertatea reported that the figurine was found by…
Romania Insider · Journalist
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The alleged discovery of a 17,000-year-old Venus figurine in an archeologic site near Piatra Neamt, in North-Eastern Romania, has stirred controversy after journalists from local tabloid Libertatea reported that the figurine was found by two amateurs, not professional archeologists, raising questions about its authenticity.
The team of archeologists who was in charge of the site staged the discovery and made photos suggesting that they were on site when the figurine was found, thus aiming to make the discovery more credible.
