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18. SAKTISM
Cucuteni Culture statuette, a 4th millennium BC Late
Neolithic
CHAPTER 18
SAKTISM
Worship of Energy or Power of creation as a female power is common in all the cultures. As early as 4th millennium BC Neolithic period, it has been in existence. Here are a few examples
Upper Paleolithic, Venus von Willendorf, 24,000-22,000 BCE
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This statue menhir, la Dame de SaintSernin, now in musée Fenaille de Rodez was discovered in southern France