The Venus - features and theories

Features:

• Big breasts

• Big bottoms

• No feet

• No faces

• Big hips

• Generally a hourglass body shape

• Protruding Genitals

What was it?

How was it used?

What does it show?

EVIDENCE	WHAT DOES IT SHOW?
Nomadic	No feet.
Hunting	Since they had no feet this reflects the female role about  not moving around as much, more staying at home with the kids and taking care of the home and gathering, while the men hunted. They had thin arms since the men should be the strong ones, they had to hunt, the women did not.
Gathering	Same as above.
Small Groups	All tribes/communities are based on small groups from the beginning.  Then they (the different communities)have developed as you can see on their decorative heads that differ from each other.
Tight Knit Communities	All Venuses represented all the different cultures. Every Venus head had different decorations, which shows that they are from different cultures.
No Communication Between Groups	They had no mouths therefor poor communication. It is a little bit like old stories, since they were settled around the whole world they have to had been communicating in some way, interbreeding and talk - I tell somebody, than he/she tells somebody else and it keeps going on like that. The only question mark is then how did they talk to each other? Since they have no mouth.
Childrearing	Their exaggerated hips, breasts and reproductive organs are in benefit for them to be able to give birth to many children. Their facial features were special in that way.
Absence of Conflict	No purpose to fight.
Anthropological Studies	How humans lived during this time. What they ate, where they lived and so on.
Venus Characteristics Large breasts and hips Thin Arms No Feet Covered Head Protruding Genitals Found Everywhere

Different theories about the Venus:

• Great mother (goddess) - the goddess of life and kindness, with facial features to benefit childrearing.
• The optimal woman - big hips, breasts and genitals because it would be easy to give birth and not just to one child but to many. Thin arms and no feet so that she should not moa around or hunt.
• Goddess of fertility - big genital and breasts and hips. She is special so she does not have to work, therefor no feet and thin arms. She has no face due to that she is anonymous, someone that everybody could be able to relate to.