Wolfram87 wrote:
kraftiekortie wrote:
That’s a “Venus.” About 25,000 BC or so.
It probably had more religious significance than courtship significance.
Cro-Magnons, it is said, had a dignified air about them.
Didn't say it had courtship significance. But in presumably being a carving representing fertility, it can be reasonably considered a clue to what would be a desirable traits in a woman of the time. And a plus-size woman with wide hips and large tracts of land would probably be highly desirable among hunter-gatherers.
The ability to acquire and maintain "Cuddliness" equated to surviving famine periods, through the ease of putting on weight when there was plenty, hence, the value of this characteristic in the caveman days.
BTW, This effigy is the earliest known example of a "Sex Doll".

smudge wrote:
^ I'm bored out of my skull too, though that probably doesn't have much to do with your signature quote.
"I'm bored out of my skull, let's play a different game. Let's pay a visit down below and cast the world in flame."
Whoa! I didn't realise the sexual innuendo until just now!
I am getting hot and bothered.
I will never see Wolfram in the same light again.