It's believed to be twice as old as Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids, and the hidden message it contains could shake the world. Found miraculously preserved in the airless depths of a peat bog deep within the Ural Mountains, this tall larch-wood idol is the oldest piece of timber art known to exist. Nothing like it has ever been found before.
At 9500 years old, its survival is nothing less than extraordinary. The stark featured face on top of the Shigir Idol, with its straight nose and high cheekbones, gazes forth full of meaning. It's just the most prominent of seven faces engraved into the ancient wood.
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