Detailed Analyses of the So-Called Venus Figurines Shows That

Detailed analyses of the so-called Venus figurines shows that:

A) almost all are depictions of obese, probably pregnant young women, implying that the figurines were symbols of fertility
B) most are, in actuality, depictions of males
C) they depict a wide range of women, similar to the range of women in a living population
D) most are of aged women, suggesting that Upper Paleolithic society highly valued women