Coordinates: 41°59′28″N 21°25′44″E / 41.9910°N 21.4289°E / 41.9910; 21.4289

Adam of Macedonia

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Adam of Macedonia
Createdc. 5,478 BC
Discovered2000
North Macedonia
Discovered byMilos Bilbija
Present locationSkopje, North Macedonia

The Adam of Macedonia, earlier often referred to as the Adam of Govrlevo,[1] is a neolithic sculpture found by archaeologist Milos Bilbija of the Skopje City Museum where it now resides.[2]

Description

More than 7,000 years old, it is the oldest artwork and artifact found in the Republic of North Macedonia. Dating from the 6th millennium BC, the sculpture's creator represented a sitting male body, and showed details in the spine, ribs and navel, and erect phallus.

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