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the Shigir Idol

Was the world's oldest secret code found in Urals?
Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.
Beaver's teeth 'used to carve the oldest wooden statue in the world'

Dating back 11,000 years - with a coded message left by ancient man from the Mesolithic Age - the Shigir Idol is almost three times as old as the Egyptian pyramids.

The Shigir Idol, depicting the ‘ancient spirit world’, originally stood tall beside a paleo-lake

Wooden statue 5.3m high with eight faces gazed over the water for only two decades, but leaves us with a conundrum 11,600 years later.

Scientists to study exact age of 'oldest wooden statue in the world'

Twice as old as the Egyptian Pyramids, samples of the Shigir Idol are sent to Germany for testing.

Criminal case opened on 'damaging world's oldest wooden statue'

German scientists 'took samples abroad for analysis' which were 'illegally obtained' from famous Shigir Idol.

Revelations on Shigir Idol 'change our understanding of ancient civilisations'

Culture on edge of Siberia was 'as advanced' as in Middle East, then considered to be the apex of development.

Shigir Idol is oldest wooden sculpture monument in the world, say scientists

Stunning statue with 'encrypted codes' is 11,000 years old, even more ancient than previously believed.

Is this the world's oldest secret code?

Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.

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