Pavlov

The Gravettian / Pavlovian Culture

The archaeological site of Pavlov I is less than one kilometre away from the archaeological site of Dolní Věstonice I. (To be exact, the sites with the Venus findings are referred to as “Pavlov I” and “Dolní Věstonice I”.) Both of the sites are part of the Pavlovian Culture and, therefore, have a lot in common, e.g. age, technologies and types of artefacts. (see Dolní Věstonice).

On the site of Pavlov I, there have been found several fragments of Venuses made of baked clay, and a female sculpture made of mammoth ivory.

Now, an archaeopark is being built on the site of Pavlov I. The Pavlov archaeopark is due to open in September 2015. (Some information about the archeopark can be found here.)

The Venuses of Pavlov and basic information about them:

(1)Female sculpture (the Venus of Pavlov)

(2)Sitting female figurine (the Sitting Venus of Pavlov)