Venus of Mierlo
{{Short description|Nickname of an engraving}}
The Venus of Mierlo is the nickname for a prehistoric engraving on stone of a young woman which was found at Geldrop-Mierlo in the North Brabant province of the Netherlands.{{cite web | url=http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.cultuurwijzer.nl/cultuurwijzer.nl/cultuurwijzer.nl/i000326.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3DVenus%2Bof%2BMierlo%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DbAw%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Drcs%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=-PQiULOpJoSriAfn8YAg&ved=0CIYBEO4BMAg | title=Graffiti from prehistoric times | publisher=Cultuurwijzer | accessdate=August 9, 2012}}{{cite web | url=http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=http://www.thuisinbrabant.nl/geschiedenis/eerste-bewoners/jagers-en-verzamelaars/rendierjagers/venus-van-mierlo&prev=/search%3Fq%3DVenus%2Bof%2BMierlo%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3Dq2G%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Drcs%26prmd%3Dimvns&sa=X&ei=FfgiUNOICsiQiAf334CYCQ&ved=0CI0BEO4BMAs | publisher= Thuis in Brabant| title=The Venus of Mierlo | accessdate=August 9, 2012}}
The name is, of course, purely modern, as the engraving predated by many millennia the Italian religion and the goddess Venus. There is no way of knowing what was the woman's name or those who made the engraving, and its exact cultural and religious significance is a matter of conjecture.{{cite web | url=http://ancientstandard.com/2008/01/page/3/ | title=The Netherlands’ Prehistoric Goddess (ca. 10,000 BC) | publisher=The Ancient Standard | date=January 2008 | accessdate=August 9, 2012 | author=The Scribe}}
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Category:Archaeological discoveries in the Netherlands
Category:History of North Brabant
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