Urals

Shigir Idol, an wooden statue with mysterious encrypted message, is 11,000 years old

The mysterious wooden statue Shigir Idol is found to be 11,000 years old, or 1,500 years older than previously believed, according to new tests, making it the oldest known wooden sculpture in the world.

August 31, 2015
August 31, 2015

Shigir Idol, an wooden statue with mysterious encrypted message, is 11,000 years old

The mysterious wooden statue Shigir Idol is found to be 11,000 years old, or 1,500 years older than previously believed, according to new tests, making it the oldest known wooden sculpture in the world.