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The Adam of Macedonia, earlier often referred to as the Adam of Skopje In Your Pocket By Sco, Jeroen van Marle
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Radio-isotopic Age Examination of Adam in Kill, Germany
6th-millennium BC works Prehistory of North Macedonia Neolithic Prehistoric sculpture Sopište Municipality {{Europe-archaeology-stub
The Adam of Macedonia, earlier often referred to as the Adam of Govrlevo
Govrlevo ( mk, Говрлево) is a small village in the municipality of Sopište, North Macedonia. Govrlevo is famous for Adam of Macedonia (or "Adam of Govrlevo"), a Neolithic sculpture found by the archaeologist Milosh Bilbija from the Sko ...
, is a neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an Old World archaeological period and the final division of the Stone Age. It saw the Neolithic Revolution, a wide-ranging set of developments that appear to have arisen independently in several parts ...
sculpture found by archaeologist Milos Bilbija of the Skopje City Museum where it now resides./ref>
Description
More than 7,000 years old, it is the oldest artwork and artifact found in theRepublic of North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...
. Dating from the 6th millennium BC, the sculpture's creator represented a sitting male body, and showed details in the spine, ribs and navel, and erect phallus.
See also
* List of Stone Age art * Art of the Upper Paleolithic *Cerje, Skopje Cerje is an archaeological site dating from neolithic times. Its unique finds include the figurine known as Adam of Macedonia, one of the earliest prehistoric male figurines. Cerje is located near Skopje, North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; ...
* Kokino
Kokino ( mk, Кокино) is a Bronze Age archaeological site in the Republic of North Macedonia, approximately 30 km from the town of Kumanovo, and about 6 km from the Serbian border, in the Staro Nagoričane Municipality. It is situa ...
* Tumba Madžari
Tumba ( mk, Тумба Маџари) is a Neolithic settlement located in the north-eastern part of Skopje, North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North M ...
References
External links
Radio-isotopic Age Examination of Adam in Kill, Germany
6th-millennium BC works Prehistory of North Macedonia Neolithic Prehistoric sculpture Sopište Municipality {{Europe-archaeology-stub