Large 'breasts and belly' on 8,000-year-old female statue honours older women with status, archeologist suggests
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Large 'breasts and belly' on 8,000-year-old female statue honours older women with status, archeologist suggests
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Large 'breasts and belly' on 8,000-year-old female statue honours older women with status, archeologist suggests
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Large 'breasts and belly' on 8,000-year-old female statue honours older women with status, archeologist suggests
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Archaeologists from Stanford find an 8,000-year-old 'goddess figurine' in central Turkey
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