An ivory carving provides evidence of Ice Age artisans. The little figurine
approximately half an inch long and weighing a fraction of an ounce-may not look like much, but at 35,000 years old, it's believed to be the oldest ivory carving ever found. Archaeologists recently unearthed the mammoth sculpture, along with four other Ice Age relics, in a cave in southwestern Germany. The pachyderm is impressively wrought and has a slim design and crosshatches on its feet. Scientists say it's among the earliest evidence of Ice Age artistry. Radiocarbon dating of the dig site's sediment places the sculpture at a point in time alongside the arrival of the first modern humans in Europe.
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