Adam of Macedonia
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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] 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.
See also[]
- List of Stone Age art
- Art of the Upper Paleolithic
- Cerje, Skopje
- Kokino
- Tumba Madžari
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Coordinates: 41°59′28″N 21°25′44″E / 41.9910°N 21.4289°E
Categories:
- Prehistory of North Macedonia
- Neolithic
- Prehistoric sculpture
- Sopište Municipality
- European archaeology stubs