Shigir Idol
Shigir idol was discovered on January 24, 1894, in the peat bog of Shigir in the slopes of Urals. It is thought to be the mysterious oldest wooden sculpture of the world. It is now found in the museum of local lore, Yekaterinburg, Russia. It is believed that the sculpture is twice the age of the Egyptian pyramids and thought that it is carrying encrypted message that was used to transfer knowledge through generations. There was quite a debate among scientists about the exact age of the sculpture. At the beginning, carbon dating analysis showed that the sculpture is 9,500 years old and it created debate among the scientific community. To exclude the doubt scientists agreed to run the new test in Mannheim, Germany, one of the most
Shigir idol was discovered on January 24, 1894, in the peat bog of Shigir in the slopes of Urals. It is thought to be the mysterious oldest wooden sculpture of the world. It is now found in the museum of local lore, Yekaterinburg, Russia. It is believed that the sculpture is twice the age of the Egyptian pyramids and thought that it is carrying encrypted message that was used to transfer knowledge through generations. There was quite a debate among scientists about the exact age of the sculpture. At the beginning, carbon dating analysis showed that the sculpture is 9,500 years old and it created debate among the scientific community. To exclude the doubt scientists agreed to run the new test in Mannheim, Germany, one of the most