The Great Shigir Idol_part 9

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年于希吉尔泥炭沼泽（Shigir peat bog）的金矿开采作业中被发现的大希吉尔偶像（Great Shigir Idol），是迄今已知最古老的纪念性木雕作品。2014年，一支由俄罗斯与德国考古学家及科学家组成的团队对该偶像展开了全面研究。原雕像通高达5.3米，现存残段高度为3.4米。连同遗失部分的图像在内，整座大希吉尔偶像总计刻画了八个人物形象。经研究证实，该雕像是以新鲜砍伐的树干为原料，借助打磨抛光的石斧与凿子制作而成。该雕像最初为立式布设，大概率依托石质基座，后在泥炭形成时期倾倒并沉入湖泊浅水区，部分木质得以在古老的裂纹中留存下来。根据加速器质谱测年（AMS）结果及其他现有数据，该偶像的年代约为9600–9000校准年前，对应中石器时代初期。 来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab