The Venus of Brassempouy, often called “The Lady with the Hood,” a tiny Ice Age ivory carving discovered in 1892 inside Grotte du Pape (“Pope’s Cave”) in Brassempouy, France. Carved from mammoth ivory around 25,000 years ago, it is one of oldest realistic human faces ever created. Its distinctive “hood” pattern remains a mystery—possibly stylized hair, a woven garment or an artistic convention. Today, this small sculpture stands as one of the most iconic examples of early human artistry.

In 1946, Marilyn Monroe worked as a pin up girl and charged $10 an hour to be photographed as reference for images that were turned into paintings. This is an example of one of the more safe for work images. © Hollywood Historia #archaeohistories