The surprising truth about the 3,000-year-old clay statue
A 3,000-year-old clay statue found in Germany raises questions about the Water Goddess. So what is the surprising truth about this thousand-year-old artifact?
Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•04/06/2025
During the excavation of a road in the town of Mönchstockheim, Germany, archaeologists from the Schweinfurt region discovered many unique archaeological artifacts. Photo: @ABO Energy. They include glass fragments, pottery shards, bone tools and a clay seal. Photo: @Mary Evans Prints Online.
Most notable is a rare clay sculpture believed to represent a prehistoric water goddess. Photo: @Bavarian State Office for Monuments Conservation. According to archaeologists, this statue dates back to the Iron Age of the 8th century BC in Central Europe, during the Hallstatt culture period. Photo: @Indo-European Connection. Standing 19cm tall, the sculpture has no legs, and only details of the front part of the torso are clearly visible. Photo: @Bavarian State Office for Monuments Conservation.
Notably, the sculpture's head is decorated with five perforations on each side, extending from the lower chin to the top of the head at eye level, which may simulate a hood decorated with metal chain rings hanging down the sides. Photo: @Bavarian State Office for Monuments Preservation. Although the body shape does not provide any specific clues as to the gender, the sculpture is believed to be of a woman based on the detail of the hood decorated with metal chain rings hanging down the sides. Photo: @Bavarian State Office for Monuments Preservation. During the Hallstatt culture in the area, it is likely that the local people relied on a nearby creek as a source of water for their daily needs. Therefore, it is possible that this statue was worshiped as a water goddess, who was worshiped by the ancient inhabitants, hoping that this water goddess would bless the creek with an abundant supply of water. Photo: @ Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.
The discovery of the clay sculpture of a water goddess, and the accompanying artifacts, contributes to our understanding of the historical context and ancient cultural practices of the town of Mönchstockheim. Photo: @Newsweek. At the same time, further exploration and research of this site and the findings there will certainly yield more knowledge about prehistory, and shed light on the connection between human societies and their natural environment. Photo: @Newsweek.
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Báo Khoa học và Đời sống•04/06/2025
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