The Great Shigir Idol_part 8

The Great Shigir Idol discovered in 1890 in the course of a gold mining operation at the Shigirpeat bog is the oldest known monumental wooden sculpture. In 2014 a team of archaeologists andscientists from Russia and Germany have undertaken a comprehensive study of idol. The originalsculpture was 5.3 m high, the height of the surviving part was 3.4 meters. All in all (together withthe images from the lost part) eight personages were represented on the Great Shigir Idol. It was established that the idol was made from a freshly cut treetrunk with the help of polished stone adzes and chisels. The sculpture was initially positioned vertically, probably on a stone foundation, and than it fell into the lake and sank in its shallow part at the time of peatformation, some of which was preserved in the ancient cracks. According to the AMS results together with the other available data the age of the idol was about 9,600–9,000 cal y. a., which corresponded to the beginning of the Mesolithic. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab1890年于希吉尔泥炭沼（Shigir peat bog）的黄金开采作业中发现的希吉尔巨型偶像（Great Shigir Idol）是目前已知最古老的纪念性木质雕塑。2014年，一支由俄罗斯与德国的考古学家及科学家组成的研究团队对该偶像开展了全面研究。该雕塑原作总高5.3米，现存残段高度为3.4米。连同遗失部分的复原图像在内，该巨型偶像总计刻画了八个人物形象。经研究证实，该偶像以新鲜砍伐的树干为原料，借助打磨光滑的石斧与凿子加工制成。该雕塑最初被垂直安置，大概率依托石质基座，后在泥炭沉积时期坠入湖泊并沉于浅水区，部分残迹因留存于雕塑的古老裂缝中得以保存。通过AMS测年（Accelerator Mass Spectrometry）结果结合其他现有数据，该偶像的年代约为9600至9000校准年前，对应中石器时代的开端。数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab