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World's oldest wooden statue is TWICE as old as Stonehenge: Shigir Idol discovered in Russia in 1890

  • The Shigir Idol was discovered in a peat bog in Russia in 1890 by gold miners

  • Its true age wasn't revealed until 1990 when radiocarbon dating was common

  • This has since been refined due to new techniques and is over 12,000 years old

  • Scientists say its discovery suggests hunter-gathers had complex a culture

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