[carrozo]

“ancient paleolithic venus statues were likely made by women who were examining their own bodies and sculpting them from their own first person POV, rather than, as previously assumed, exaggerated features from an outside perspective.”

From this tweet with photos for reference:

https://x.com/na74362408/status/1559314219295805440?s=46

[RcouF1uZ4gsC]

I accept that the angles might be similar to a lying down position, but, especially the back, I don’t think your head is flexible enough for you to see that yourself.

It probably wasn’t the women examining their own bodies, but a sculptor examining the bodies of women lying down.

[sorokod]

Wouldn't that perspective affect how arms and hands are depicted? Also, worth saying something why the looks of other females in the group are not relevant.

[andrewflnr]

I like this theory because it allows for convergent evolution in their shapes, which makes a much more compelling explanation for their longevity than even finding and replicating them at habitation sites, much less cultural transmission over tens of thousands of years.