From The Siberian Times: Scientists are close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, thought to be twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.
The Idol is the oldest wooden statue in the world, estimated as having been constructed approximately 9,500 years ago, and preserved as if in a time capsule in a peat bog on the western fringe of Siberia. Expert Svetlana Savchenko, chief keeper of Shigir Idol, believes that the structure’s faces carry encoded information from people living in the Mesolithic era of the Stone Age concerning their understanding of the creation of the world.
German scientists are now close to a precise dating—within five decades—of the remarkable artifact, which is a stunning example of ancient man’s creativity. The results are likely to be known in late February or early March.
Now, the question is reaching a better understanding among academics of the symbols and pictograms on this majestic larch Idol, one of Russia’s great treasures, which is now on display a special glass sarcophagus at its permanent home, Yekaterinburg History Museum, where Savchenko is a senior researcher.
