Ancient Figurines Were Toys, Not Mother Goddess Statues


	Ancient Figurines Were Toys, Not Mother Goddess Statues

wiccantexan

9-9-2009 11:57 PM

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goddess, belief, toys, education

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9-10-2009 10:09 AM

tanyamm

Makes sense to me. I always wondered why when they found little statues like this they were all goddess figurines. Wouldn't goddess or any other religious figurines be larger any way?

9-10-2009 10:11 AM

tabsey

They found some little wagons in that area too. The experts said they were probably toys. They weren't as old.

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