Among the many carved ornaments and figurines found at Mal’ta there are 20 human heads. Like the example shown here, most of these are decorated with small, curving incisions which, in some cases, might indicate the hair but in others resemble the shading found on complete figurines suggesting fur hoods or hats.

Open site of Mal'ta , Irkutsk, Siberia.

Institute of Archaeology, St Petersburg.

Culture which succeeded the Gravettian about 22,000 years ago and lasted until 17,000 years ago in some areas. Identified at the Solutré site in east-central France near Mâcon, and found mostly in France and Spain, the Solutrean is famous for its exquisite flint-knapping.

Source: Dr Jean Clottes

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