Nampa figurine
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nampa-figurine-176-1671363
title:
Nampa figurine
text:
The Nampa figurine is a 1.5-inch (38 mm) fired clay doll found near Nampa, Idaho, in 1889. The figurine has been dyed red, possibly due to iron oxide deposition, and depicts a female figure with jewelry and clothing. The artifact has been the subject of substantial controversy over its apparent age. While scholarly consensus today holds that the doll is a hoax, initial estimates of the artifact placed its age at 2 million years old, significantly outdating any other clay artifacts and humanity's
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1889 American archaeological hoax
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nampa_figurine
date created:
2022-09-27T04:14:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T18:04:17Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Nampa_figurine.jpg","width":185,"height":400}
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