Female Statue-Menhirs of Europe

These monumental women are carved in relief

with necklaces, breasts, belts and abstract faces.

They are found over much of Europe toward

the end of the neolithic era. They are the oldest

large statues on the continent. In some regions

most or all statue-menhirs are female, in others

they are both male and female, and in a few places

where they date to the early bronze age,

are overwhelmingly male.

rouergues • boulhôa • coizard • hochberg •
guernsey • toninuelo • castelluccio dei sauri •
schaftstadt • collorgues • lunigiana